{"product_id":"9781800485747-mersey-mistress","title":"The Mersey Mistress","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe start of a gritty historical saga series from Sheila Riley. Tragedy strikes on a bitter Christmas Eve, when a trusted employee’s house is mysteriously engulfed by flames. Ruby and her husband take matters into their own hands and welcome sixteen-year-old Anna, orphaned by the fire, into their home.But Anna's younger brother is sent by the Church to Canada. Can these two children ever be reunited?. \u003cp\u003eA gripping saga from Liverpool's very own bestselling author, \u003ci\u003eSheila Riley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e1910 LIVERPOOL DOCKS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRuby Swift is a hard-working, straight-talking woman of substance who does not suffer fools gladly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when tragedy strikes on a bitter Christmas Eve, Ruby and her beloved husband Archie take matters into their own hands when a trusted employee’s house is mysteriously engulfed by flames and lives are lost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrphaned by the fire, Ruby welcomes heartbroken sixteen-year-old Anna Cassidy, into her home but is unable to save Anna's twelve-year-old brother Sam, who is sent by the Church to Canada as a Homeboy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCan Ruby help mend a broken heart and can these two children ever be reunited or is there another higher game in play?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMersey Mistress\u003c\/i\u003e takes you on a journey to another time, another place. From the banks of the River Mersey to the frozen waters of the Canadian Saint Laurence River.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Sheila Riley:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A powerful and totally absorbing family saga that is not to be missed. I turned the pages almost faster than I could read.' \u003cb\u003eCarol Rivers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fabulous story of twists and turns - a totally unputdownable, page turner that had me cheering on the characters. I loved it!'\u003cb\u003e Rosie Hendry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A thoroughly enjoyable, powerful novel' \u003cb\u003eLyn Andrews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An enchanting, warm and deeply touching story'\u003cb\u003e Cathy Sharp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Vivid, compelling and full of heart. Sheila is a natural-born storyteller.' \u003cb\u003eKate Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This author knows the Liverpool she writes about; masterly storytelling from a true Mersey Mistress.' \u003cb\u003eLizzie Lane\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41078850486369,"sku":"9781800485747","price":8.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/f94d18f8ba75f999336445833e4c1eea.png?v=1700187423","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781800485747-mersey-mistress","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}