A Valley Secret, Anna Jacobs
A Valley Secret, Anna Jacobs
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A Valley Secret
Book 2 in the uplifting new Backshaw Moss series

Author: Anna Jacobs

Narrator: Julia Franklin

Unabridged: 10 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/11/2021


Synopsis

The second book in the brand new Backshaw Moss series from million-copy bestseller Anna Jacobs

Lancashire, 1930s. When her mother dies, leaving her an old sewing box and a clue to her father's identity, 22-year-old Maisie Bassett is determined to make a fresh start.

Changing her name and moving to the small town of Rivenshaw, she finds a respectable job in a grocery store. But unwanted attentions from a man at her new church make life increasingly difficult - until the shy, handsome Gabriel Harte comes to her rescue.

Then she receives an inheritance from a distant relative and her world is turned upside down. The home she's always dreamed of may finally be hers - if she can keep it safe from a grasping slum landlord. With Gabriel's help, can Maisie untangle the secrets of her past and secure her future?

Curl up with this heartwarming listen from the Queen of the Rural Saga - perfect for fans of Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Katie Flynn

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Can't wait for more Anna Jacobs? Make sure you're not missing out with this list of first books in her other series:
A Daughter's Journey (Birch End Series)
One Quiet Woman (Ellindale Series)
Salem Street (Gibson Family Series)
A Time to Remember (Rivenshaw Saga)
The Trader's Wife (Traders Series)
Farewell to Lancashire (Swan River Saga)
Pride of Lancashire (Music Hall Series)
A Pennyworth of Sunshine (Irish Sisters Series)
Our Lizzie (Kershaw Sisters)

(P) 2021 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

About Anna Jacobs

Anna Jacobs grew up in Lancashire and emigrated to Australia, but still visits the UK regularly to see her family and do research, something she loves. She is addicted to writing and figures she'll have to live to be 120 at least to tell all the stories that keep popping up in her imagination and nagging her to write them down. She's also addicted to her own hero, to whom she's been happily married for many years.She is the bestselling author of over ninety novels and has been shortlisted for several awards, and Pride of Lancashire won the Australian Romantic Book of the Year Award in 2006.You can find out more on her website, www.annajacobs.com or on her Facebook page, www.facebook.com/Anna.Jacobs.Books.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kim on December 17, 2021

I I really enjoyed this book and the previous one. Gentle Maisie is the main character, with recognisable characters from the previous book. When Maisie's mum dies she discovers things about her that she had no idea about, when she finds her mum's sewing box that she was always forbidden to go into sh......more

Goodreads review by Gaye on November 12, 2021

I thoroughly enjoyed this, the second in the Backshaw Moss series. Although it isn't necessary to have read the first book to enjoy this one I did like the fact that some previous characters cropped up again in this book. Gabriel is such a lovely, kind man as is his mother who welcomes Maisie into t......more

Goodreads review by Sandra on October 28, 2021

A Wonderful book and a lovely series. I love the stories set around the Valleys they are so addictive. Maisie Bassett is a young lady of 22 yrs of age who has had a hard life living with her mother in rented rooms. When her mother passes away she is left only with an old sewing box and a clue as to......more

Goodreads review by Cyd on November 20, 2021

I enjoyed this book, but thought the ending was rather abrupt.......more


Quotes

PRAISE FOR ANNA JACOBS:

This is that rare thing, a pacy page-turner with a ripping plot and characters you care about . . . [Anna Jacobs is] especially big on resourceful, admirable women. Great stuff! Daily Mail

Anna Jacobs' books are deservedly popular. She is one of the best writers of Lancashire sagas around Historical Novels Review

[Anna Jacobs' books have an] impressive grasp of human emotions The Sunday Times