A Valley Dream: Book 1 in the uplifting new Backshaw Moss series

Hardback Published on: 13/05/2021
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Synopsis

In her heart-warming new Backshaw Moss series, Anna Jacobs takes us through the joys and the trials of life in 1930s Lancashire.

1935. At thirty-six, 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 father-of-three 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?

The perfect heart-warming read for fans of Dilly Court, Lyn Andrews and Maureen Lee.

Readers 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, hard-to-put-down 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 STARS

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
  • ISBN: 9781529353488
  • Number of pages: 368
  • Dimensions: 236 x 158 x 40 mm
  • Weight: 560g
  • Languages: English

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A Valley Dream
Excellent Book
A Valley Dream by Anna Jacobs is a wonderful historical fiction novel that is the first, in what I expect to be an excellent, new series: Backshaw Moss. I ... READ MORE
Rachel  Fox
A Valley Dream
Anna Jacobs at her best.
A Valley Dream by Anna Jacobs Anna Jacobs has done it again with this book , a first in a series set in Backshaw Moss. Set in the 1930s , pre war, It is ... READ MORE
Angela Thompson
A Valley Dream
Love this
Have read most of Anna Jacobs books and really enjoyed them all! This book is no different! A great story and can’t wait to read the next two books in the ... READ MORE
Susan Hamblett
A Valley Dream
heartwarming
I absolutey loved this book. From the first few chapters I felt a connection to Bella. After her parents had died her cousin had taken her in and treated h... READ MORE
Zoe Morton