Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources and Boldwood Books for the gifted ebook to write my honest review.
Set against the backdrop of The General Strike, difficult lines have to be crossed…
Liverpool May 1926
Peggy and Dar Tenant’s dream for security and respectability has been their driving force since they married. Just as they prepare to buy their own home, tragedy strikes, when Dar is involved in a devastated accident at the docks and Peggy’s world crashes around her.
With Dar seriously ill in hospital Peggy’s reduced to scrimping and saving to keep a roof over her family’s head having to revisit the hardships of her youth that she dearly wanted to escape from.
As summer days turn to winter the overwhelming struggle begins to take its toll and Peggy is forced to swallow her pride, as the good people of Beamer Street come to her rescue. She also seeks help from her formidable sister, Violet, little knowing that Violet holds a dark secret that has cast a shadow over Peggy’s whole life.
Love, lies and recriminations will be uncovered as Peggy tries to pick up the pieces of her shattered life, and finally reconcile the shadows of her past.
The Beamer Street series by Sheila Riley is a historical saga that brings the highs and lows of living in 1920s Liverpool. I am a North West girl, and Liverpool isn’t that far from me. I love being swept back to the times of my own grandmother. Sheila Riley does that so easily.
A wonderful set of characters brings this story to life. Peggy and Dar are just about to by their home on Beamer Street. That is until Dar has a terrible accident while saving a life. When things go from bad to worse, Peggy finds herself having to delve into their saved money pot. As their savings go down, Peggy wonders what will happen next.
Such a poignant story with the trademark humour that us Northerners are known for. Sheila Riley weaves a tale in which I could imagine actually happen. These were hard years, and not many people escaped the worry and poverty. The sense of community was everything, and this is crystal clear. I believed every word I read and was with Peggy throughout.
I am a historical fiction/saga fan and love being taken back in time. This is a brilliant addition to the series, and I am looking forward to the next instalment!
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Author Bio
Sheila Riley wrote four #1 bestselling novels under the pseudonym Annie Groves and is now writing a saga for Boldwood under her own name. She has set it around the River Mersey and its docklands near to where she spent her early years.
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