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It''s the end of an era for Ada Fenwick and Hetty Watson when their neighbour Eliza Porter decides to leave her home after nigh on sixty years. The new family who moves into Eliza''s old house seems quiet and respectable at first. Ada and Hetty welcome them as friends, while Ada''s son Danny can''t help but notice the pretty girl from Number 22.

But all is not what it seems. For Tom Phillips is a bullying drunkard and his wife and children live in fear of his violent attaks. When Ada and Hetty find out, they rally the neighbours to help protect the family. Then fate steps in and life for the Phillips family changes for ever.



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      Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 28/03/2005
      ISBN13: 9780755321230, 978-0755321230
      ISBN10: 0755321235
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      It''s the end of an era for Ada Fenwick and Hetty Watson when their neighbour Eliza Porter decides to leave her home after nigh on sixty years. The new family who moves into Eliza''s old house seems quiet and respectable at first. Ada and Hetty welcome them as friends, while Ada''s son Danny can''t help but notice the pretty girl from Number 22.

      But all is not what it seems. For Tom Phillips is a bullying drunkard and his wife and children live in fear of his violent attaks. When Ada and Hetty find out, they rally the neighbours to help protect the family. Then fate steps in and life for the Phillips family changes for ever.



      Trade Review
      Praise for Joan Jonker: 'As usual our Joan has come up with a story full of laughter and smiles * Liverpool Echo *
      Hilarious and touching stories of life in Liverpool * Woman's Realm *

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