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The halfpenny girls at Christmas / Maggie Mason.

By: Mason, Maggie.
Series: Mason, Maggie, Halfpenny girls: 2.Publisher: Leicester : Thorpe, Magna, 2021Description: 396 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780750549080.Subject(s): Female friendship -- Fiction | Dysfunctional families -- Fiction | Poor families -- Fiction | Christmas stories | Blackpool (England) -- Fiction | Great Britain -- History -- George VI, 1936-1952 -- FictionGenre/Form: Domestic fiction. | Large type books.Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: As Christmas approaches, Alice, Edith and Marg continue to face hardships growing up on one of the poorest streets in Blackpool. Penniless, their friendship has helped them survive this far, but it'll take more than that to see them through the dark days that lie ahead. Newly married Alice receives shocking news about her pregnancy that threatens the future she's always dreamed of, Marg is struggling to care for her ailing mother and ensure her little sister receives the education she deserves, and Edith is grieving the loss of her family while preparing to marry her sweetheart. The Halfpenny Girls once again are faced with a struggle, but with the festive season upon them will family, friendship and Christmas spirit see them through?
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As Christmas approaches, Alice, Edith and Marg continue to face hardships growing up on one of the poorest streets in Blackpool. Penniless, their friendship has helped them survive this far, but it'll take more than that to see them through the dark days that lie ahead. Newly married Alice receives shocking news about her pregnancy that threatens the future she's always dreamed of, Marg is struggling to care for her ailing mother and ensure her little sister receives the education she deserves, and Edith is grieving the loss of her family while preparing to marry her sweetheart. The Halfpenny Girls once again are faced with a struggle, but with the festive season upon them will family, friendship and Christmas spirit see them through?

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