A Widow's Courage

Birch End Series 2

By: Anna Jacobs

Narrated by: Julia Franklin

Lancashire 1934. Three years after her husband's sudden death, Stella comes into some money unexpectedly and decides to make a new start in the country. She settles on Ellin Valley, where she quickly begins to make friends. She falls in love with a cottage in Birch End, but an unscrupulous man wants it too. Will she be able to buy her dream home?

Life has changed drastically for local handyman Wilf Pollard as well. When tragedy strikes, Wilf is left as the only support of his two young children. But his friends rally round to help so that he can pull his life together and take up an exciting new job with a well-respected builder.

Some of the local council are eager to deal with the squalid conditions of the Backshaw Moss slum, but others will stop at nothing to keep their profitable rents. And Stella's dream cottage is threatened by their plans to build yet more cheap housing. Can Stella, Wilf and the residents of Birch End pull together to make sure good triumphs over evil?

(P) 2020 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd©2020 Anna Jacobs

Critic reviews

This is that rare thing, a pacy page-turner with a ripping plot and characters you care about . . . [Anna Jacobs is] especially big on resourceful, admirable women. Great stuff!

Anna Jacobs' books are deservedly popular. She is one of the best writers of Lancashire sagas around

[Anna Jacobs' books have an] impressive grasp of human emotions

wow just marvelous

I didn't want this book to end it's even better than the first book and I hope book 3 will be available soon oh what wonderful book from a brilliant writer the narrator was so great she makes the story comes alive more reading from this author for me

not my favorite Anna Jacobs

unfortunately I did not enjoy this book and was disappointed. the narrator was fine, but the story was dull. I've read many books by the author and they're normally really enjoyable. this one wasn't that good to be honest. sorry