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Will their new-found freedom come at a price?It’s 1970 and Debbie Hargreaves is heading to college in Leeds, where she’ll be sharing with three girls she’s never met before. Although they’re all from very different backgrounds, Debbie soon becomes firm friends with shy Lisa, outspoken Karen and cool, self-assured Fran. At the same time, Fiona is struggling to cope with four young children and her duties as a rector’s wife. The arrival of a new childminder should be the answer to her prayers, but Glenda’s open flirting with Fiona’s husband soon sets tongues wagging. Is Fiona’s marriage really under threat?Debbie loves her newfound independence and the male attention she attracts, but in enjoying her new freedom is she neglecting her family and friends, and forgetting her roots?A charming saga of family and friendship, perfect for fans of Margaret Dickinson and Rosie Harris.

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Is the past sometimes best left alone?Fiona Norwood is happily married, with a small daughter and another baby on the way. Her life should be complete. But she has a secret in her past, and a part of her cannot forget the baby girl she was forced to give up for adoption when she was seventeen.Meanwhile, Debbie Hargreaves has known ever since she was a little girl that she was adopted. Her parents are kind and loving and she has a happy home life, but there is a part of her that is desperate to find out about her birth mother. Debbie’s search will awaken powerful and long-buried emotions, and life for Debbie, Fiona and their friends and relatives will never be quite the same again… An enthralling family saga of family and secrets, perfect for fans of Rosie Harris and Pam Evans.

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The course of true love never did run smooth…Val Walker is looking forward to starting a family, her best friend Cissie is expecting her second child, and newly engaged Janice is looking forward to wedded bliss. But the road to happiness isn’t easy. Val struggles to fall pregnant with her longed for first baby, Cissie’s husband starts taking an interest in a new female colleague, and Janice is torn between leaving her widowed father and younger brother behind in Blackpool and her new life in Yorkshire. Are the three friends’ marriages strong enough to survive, or are they all headed for heartbreak?An enthralling tale of marriage, love and friendship, perfect for fans of Margaret Dickinson and Rosie Harris.

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One week will change all their lives...Janice Butler is working as a waitress at her mother’s Blackpool boarding house when she meets Val Horrocks and Cissie Foster who are visiting from Halifax, and the three form an instant friendship.Romance beckons for all of them, but the events of one evening at a local dance will change all their lives for better and for worse, and all three girls will discover that life doesn’t always turn out as one would expect.A charming tale of friendship and romance set in 1950s Blackpool, perfect for fans of Margaret Dickinson and Rosie Archer.

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A new decade brings change and challenges for three friends… Having been firm friends ever since they met in a Blackpool boarding house, Val, Cissie and Janice are all now happily settled with their families. But the new decade brings changes for all three women: Val finds it hard at times to love her son who is causing problems. Janice and her husband make a decision about their future, but quickly begin to wonder if they have bitten off more than they can chew. And Cissie’s contented life as a wife and mother is thrown in jeopardy when she encounters an old flame… An engaging 1960s saga of marriage and motherhood, perfect for fans of Lynda Page and Maureen Lee.

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The Essential Mathematics for Cambridge Lower Secondary Workbook 7 supports the previous Cambridge Lower Secondary Mathematics curriculum. The Workbook supplements the Student Book, with engaging exercises, summary notes for the theory required, extra questions for students to practice and apply the skills and knowledge they have gained, and space for learners to write their answers in.

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The Essential Mathematics for Cambridge Lower Secondary Workbook 9 supports the previous Cambridge Lower Secondary Mathematics curriculum. The Workbook supplements the Student Book, with engaging exercises, summary notes for the theory required, extra questions for students to practice and apply the skills and knowledge they have gained, and space for learners to write their answers in.

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