M E M O RY L A N E
M E M O RY L A N E
The Girl With No Home
The Essex Girls
Time to Say Goodbye
SHEILA NEWBERRY
ELIZABETH WOODCRAFT
MELODY SACHS
‘Gloriously nostalgic, a perfect example of her talent’ Maureen Lee
1964, Colchester. Sexual liberation is only the beginning
1888. Abandoned by her mother, Jerusha marries a reliable farmer from Kent, believing she’s found her home. Until he dies tragically.
Best friends Sandra and Linda live on a Essex housing estate. They are mods: they have the clothes, a milk bar with a juke box and Ready Steady Go! on television on a Friday night.
A young woman’s journey through adversity, to break your heart and put it back together again
Could the arrival of the mysterious Joe Finch, a traveller seeking work on her farm and a home for his daughter, give Jerusha the happy ending she’s been waiting for? MAR • £6.99 • PB • 9781785764561
Mince Pies Under The Mistletoe SHEILA NEWBERRY ‘Warm and cosy. You can feel the love and care put into every juicy morsel’ Diane Allen 1894. When young Tilly becomes maid to the Searle family in a draughty cottage on the Isle of Sheppey, she believes she’s finally found somewhere to belong.
But the world around them is changing fast. Against the backdrop of the Ban-the-Bomb marches and clashes between mods and rockers, Linda and Sandra have some difficult choices to make . . . APR • £6.99 • PB • 9781785764424
Elizabeth Woodcraft grew up a mod on an Essex housing estate. She worked for the National Women’s Aid Federation before being called to the Bar, where she represented Greenham Common Peace Protesters, Anti-Apartheid demonstrators and Clause 28 activists. Now she is a full time writer.
1947. Lizzie Wood, now Lizzie Carter, thought she left her troubles behind when she escaped her family for the bright lights of London and a marriage to the man she loves. But temptation and trouble are never far away, and Lizzie finds her dramatic past isn’t ready to let her go. MAY • £7.99 • PB • 9781785763632
Melody Sachs started out as an actress in West End cabaret, before marrying beloved Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs. She went on to study antique textiles and design with her creations frequently featured in Tatler, Brides and Wedding magazines. This is her second novel.
But with war approaching, trouble lies ahead for Tilly and her new family, and her happy ending proves difficult to hold on to. NOV • £6.99 • PB • 9781785764554
Sheila Newberry was born in Suffolk and spent a lot of time there both before and during the war. She is the author of over sixteen saga novels, including the bestselling Bicycles and Blackberries and The Gingerbread Girl.
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