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A Pennyworth of Sunshine

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A Pennyworth of Sunshine

By: Anna Jacobs
Narrated by: Marie McCarthy
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Bestselling saga author Anna Jacobs' novel of life in nineteenth-century Lancashire and Australia. A must-read for fans of Dilly Court and the Rivenshaw saga.

Love can cross oceans . . .

Keara Michaels doesn't want to leave her family in Ireland, but fate sends her first to Lancashire, then across the sea to Australia, pregnant and penniless. And Theo Mullane, the man who loves her, is married, with an ailing baby son, so cannot follow her as he longs to.

Mark Gibson leaves Lancashire to avoid marriage. But gold prospecting is a dangerous pursuit, and when his gentle young wife dies in childbirth, his father-in-law kidnaps the baby. So Mark runs away again, this time to Western Australia, where he employs Keara in his country inn.

But danger threatens them all, even in the bush, as Keara searches for her lost sisters, Theo comes looking for the woman he loves, and Mark at last confronts his past.

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What readers are saying about A PENNYWORTH OF SUNSHINE

'I couldn't put it down' - 5 stars

'An excellent read from start to finish' - 5 stars

'Brilliant, as always . . . Anna Jacobs never fails to keep the story line motivated, gripping, and endearing' - 5 stars

(P) 2019 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd©2019 Anna Jacobs 20th Century Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Sagas

Critic reviews

Praise for Anna Jacobs
[Anna Jacobs' books have an] impressive grasp of human emotions
Anna Jacobs' books are deservedly popular. She is one of the best writers of Lancashire sagas around
[Anna Jacobs is] especially big on resourceful, admirable women. Great stuff!
Reader reviews on A PENNYWORTH OF SUNSHINE
Another joy from the pen of Anna Jacobs. *****
A brilliant read. *****
A captivating read. *****
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love the story so realistic life comes with pain ,sorrow and joy and it shows how woman weren't strong in the 18 hundred the narrator did a wonderful job a credit well spent

a 5 star book

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An engaging story with exciting characters and read by the best narrator that I have ever heard! It's hard to believe that one person did all the voices because each was so distinct. An audio book is not just read, but needs to be acted as well and this narrator communicates beautifully each character's motivation.
The author paints the plot with in-depth main characters and many twists and turns. I was so happy to have the whole trilogy.
Well-done!!

Awesome narrator

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