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An Orphan's Christmas

  • Imprint: Arrow

  • ISBN: 9780099591047

  • Length: 416  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 26mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 287g

  • RRP: £12.99

An Orphan's Christmas

Liverpool, 1936. Molly Penelope Hardwick has been abandoned in Haisborough Orphanage. Desperate to discover her background, she befriends another orphan, Lenny Smith. Together they sneak out to roam the city of Liverpool, and hatch plans for their escape.

But when Molly is forced to leave the orphanage, Lenny has no idea where she’s gone. And when war is declared, he soon forgets about his childhood best pal to focus on his posting with the RAF in Scrimpton.

What Lenny doesn’t know is that Molly is desperate to join the war effort, and with her sights set on joining the WAAF, chances are they will see each other again.

But will things ever be the same after all this time?

  • Imprint: Arrow

  • ISBN: 9780099591047

  • Length: 416  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 26mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 287g

  • RRP: £12.99

Reviews

  • A relaxing, easy read, with lots of twists and turns, lively characters and enough detail to give a flavour of wartime without slowing the story down. A welcome in many a Christmas stocking for sure.

    Frost Magazine

  • A winter warmer of a novel that moves along at a brisk pace. *****

    People’s Friend

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About the Author

Katie Flynn

Katie Flynn lived for many years in the north-west. A compulsive writer, she started with short stories and articles and many of her early stories were broadcast on Radio Merseyside. She decided to write her Liverpool series after hearing the reminiscences of family members about life in the city in the early years of the twentieth century. She also wrote as Judith Saxton. For the last few years of her life, she had to cope with ME but continued to write with the help of her daughter, Holly Flynn. Sadly, Katie passed away on 1st January 2019, but had already begun working with Holly on upcoming books, which will be published in 2019 and beyond. 

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The author, who wrote over 90 books under the pseudonymns Katie Flynn and Judith Saxton, passed away on 1 January.
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