The Poor House Lane Sagas
About this ebook series
In this gripping saga, a single mother in 1905 northern England wants to give her son a better life but she’s unprepared for the consequences.
The slums of Poor House Lane are no place to bring up a child, and Kate O’Connor struggles to make ends meet when her beloved husband is killed, leaving her a single mother with a baby to support on the meagre hand-outs she gleans from charity. So when the childless Tysons, owners of Kendal’s shoe factory, offer to adopt her son, Callum, and employ Kate as his nanny, she seizes the chance to ensure he has a better life.
To be so close to her son, yet no longer be his mother, is bittersweet. But Kate is not prepared for the jealousy the new arrangement provokes in Eliot Tyson’s brother, Charles, who sees Callum as a direct threat to his inheritance . . .
An unputdownable saga of motherhood and family love, the first book in the Poor House Lane Sagas is perfect for fans of Rosie Goodwin, Dilly Court and Downton Abbey.
Praise for the writing of Freda Lightfoot
“Freda Lightfoot’s talent for creating believable characters makes this a page-turning read.” —Newcastle Evening Chronicle
“Charming and exciting. . . . A lovely story by an author with extraordinary feeling in her writing.” —Bangor Chronicle
“Real people and real dramas are her mainstays.” —Westmorland Gazette
“The writer clearly knows her Manchester well, especially the canals, warehouses, factories and humble shops and dwellings of the poor. Her historical research has been painstaking and the sense of the period is very real.” —Historical Novel Society
In this gripping saga, a single mother in 1905 northern England wants to give her son a better life but she’s unprepared for the consequences.
The slums of Poor House Lane are no place to bring up a child, and Kate O’Connor struggles to make ends meet when her beloved husband is killed, leaving her a single mother with a baby to support on the meagre hand-outs she gleans from charity. So when the childless Tysons, owners of Kendal’s shoe factory, offer to adopt her son, Callum, and employ Kate as his nanny, she seizes the chance to ensure he has a better life.
To be so close to her son, yet no longer be his mother, is bittersweet. But Kate is not prepared for the jealousy the new arrangement provokes in Eliot Tyson’s brother, Charles, who sees Callum as a direct threat to his inheritance . . .
An unputdownable saga of motherhood and family love, the first book in the Poor House Lane Sagas is perfect for fans of Rosie Goodwin, Dilly Court and Downton Abbey.
Praise for the writing of Freda Lightfoot
“Freda Lightfoot’s talent for creating believable characters makes this a page-turning read.” —Newcastle Evening Chronicle
“Charming and exciting. . . . A lovely story by an author with extraordinary feeling in her writing.” —Bangor Chronicle
“Real people and real dramas are her mainstays.” —Westmorland Gazette
“The writer clearly knows her Manchester well, especially the canals, warehouses, factories and humble shops and dwellings of the poor. Her historical research has been painstaking and the sense of the period is very real.” —Historical Novel Society
As the Great War looms, a single mother works to open her own business while weathering hardships in this saga by The Girl from Poor House Lane.
After giving birth to her daughter, Kate O’Connor finds herself back in Poor House Lane with some momentous decisions to make.
Faced with the opportunity to move out of the slums, she invests her unexpected fortune in a new shoe factory to challenge Eliot Tyson’s monopoly over the workforce, regardless of whether or not he is the father of her children.
But nothing is ever that simple, especially when old enemies and estranged relatives return to thwart her every scheme . . .
The second, moving instalment in The Poor House Lane Sagas, The Child From Nowhere is a wartime saga perfect for fans of Val Wood and Katie Flynn.
Praise for the writing of Freda Lightfoot
“Freda Lightfoot’s talent for creating believable characters makes this a page-turning read.” —Newcastle Evening Chronicle
“Charming and exciting. . . . A lovely story by an author with extraordinary feeling in her writing.” —Bangor Chronicle
“Real people and real dramas are her mainstays.” —Westmorland Gazette
“The writer clearly knows her Manchester well, especially the canals, warehouses, factories and humble shops and dwellings of the poor. Her historical research has been painstaking and the sense of the period is very real.” —Historical Novel Society
Following World War I, an English wife and mother faces a battle of her own, struggling to keep her family together in this moving saga.
The Great War is over, and Kate is ready to welcome back Eliot with open arms. But her husband is a changed man. Kate has become used to her independence, and Eliot’s return creates tensions both at work and at home, particularly with Kate’s son, Callum.
It tears Kate apart to see such strife between the two men she loves most. And her sister-in-law seems determined to stir up the animosity in order to benefit her own son. But when tragedy strikes, Kate cannot imagine just how much trouble Lucy's ambition can cause . . .
Perfect for fans of Val Wood and Katie Flynn.
“Freda Lightfoot’s talent for creating believable characters makes this a page-turning read.” —Evening Chronicle
“Real people and real dramas are her mainstays.” —The Westmorland Gazette