A Valley Dream

ReviewPRAISE FOR ANNA JACOBS:PRAISE FOR ANNA JACOBS:This is that rare thing, a pacy pageturner with a ripping plot and characters you care about . . . [Anna Jacobs is] especially big on resourceful, admirable women. Great stuff!Daily MailThis is that rare thing, a pacy pageturner with a ripping plot and characters you care about . . . [Anna Jacobs is] especially big on resourceful, admirable women. Great stuff!Daily MailAnna Jacobs books are deservedly popular. She is one of the best writers of Lancashire sagas aroundHistorical Novels ReviewAnna Jacobs books are deservedly popular. She is one of the best writers of Lancashire sagas aroundHistorical Novels Review[Anna Jacobs books have an] impressive grasp of human emotionsThe Sunday Times[Anna Jacobs books have an] impressive grasp of human emotionsThe Sunday TimesProduct DescriptionThe new heartwrenching story from the Queen of the Rural Saga, millioncopy bestseller Anna JacobsCan she find happiness in her new home?1935. At thirtysix, Bella Porter is dependent on her abusive cousin, acting as an unpaid servant. When a kind relative leaves her a house in the village of Backshaw Moss, Thomas tries to take it from her, but she defies him and grasps this chance of a new start in Lancashire.It is not going to be easy, though. The house is on the edge of a slum and in a state of disrepair, let out as flats. As kind people help her find her feet, however, her confidence grows and when she meets struggling, widowed fatherofthree Ryan, she begins to hope she may find the happy family she s always dreamed of.She s offered partial help with her renovations by the local council who are planning to clear up the slums, but other landlords will do anything to avoid costly improvements and protect their profits. And when Thomas follows her, still after the inheritance, not only is Bella s newfound happiness threatened but also her life. Can her new friends help her rid herself of her tormenter once and for all and finally achieve her valley dream?Perfect for fans of Dilly Court, Katie Flynn and Kitty NealeReaders love Anna Jacobs Birch End Series! Amazing 5 STARS Thank you, Anna, for the pleasure you give in all your books 5 STARS Another brilliant, hardtoputdown book 5 STARS Can t wait for the next instalment 5 STARS A real page turner, I can t wait to read the next one 5 STARS Another triumph for Anna Jacobs 5 STARS BRILLIANT READ 5 STARSAbout the AuthorAnna 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.