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Liverpool Taffy: Family Saga Paperback – 25 October 2013

Katie Flynn . RHUK . English

A brilliant romance novel set in 1930s Liverpool, from one of Britain's bestselling saga authors. Life is hard in 1930s Liverpool, and Biddy O'Shaughnessy is left destitute when her widowed mother dies. Forced to work all hours for Ma Kettle, owner of the local sweet shop, she can soon take no more and runs away. At first luck appears to be on her side. Sharing a flat with Ellen, an old school pal who has a special 'friend' paying the rent, keeps the wolf from the door. But fate conspires against them and Biddy finds herself homeless once more, living rough on the mean streets of Liverpool. When she applies for the post of maid with the Gallagher family, Biddy starts to feel she might at last be able to lead a normal life. Especially when she meets Dai, a young Welshman working the trawlers. But Nellie Gallagher has a secret that will change all their lives... Liverpool Taffy is a heartwarming story of love and courage from a wonderful storyteller, and one of the most popular saga writers of our time, Katie Flynn.

Categories: Contemporary Fiction

About the Author

Katie Flynn, Sunday Times bestselling author, lived for many years in the North West. A compulsive writer, she started with short stories and articles, with many of her early stories broadcast on Radio Merseyside. She decided to write her Liverpool series after hearing the reminiscences of family members about life in the city in the early years of the Twentieth Century. She also wrote as Judith Saxton. For the last few years of her life, Katie had to cope with ME but continued to write with the help of her daughter, Holly. Sadly, Katie passed away on 1st January 2019, but had already begun working with Holly on upcoming books. It was Katie's wish that Holly continued the Katie Flynn name. Find Katie Flynn on Facebook: www.facebook.com/katieflynn458

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