When her sister disappears, can Ellen Ryan keep her beloved niece safe?
Lyn Andrews’ heart-warming and dramatic saga of early twentieth-century Liverpool, My Sister’s Child, follows a young woman as she fights for the happiness of those she loves. Perfect for fans of Anne Baker, Kitty Neale and Maureen Lee.
For the inhabitants of Liverpool’s Milton Street a steady income and a roof over their heads are luxuries. The Ryan family have barely grown accustomed to such things when a fire destroys their father Jack’s modest coal haulage business, leaving Jack broken and his family facing ruin. They’re forced to turn to Conor, Jack’s brother from Ireland, a man whose noisy joviality seventeen-year-old Ellen Ryan suspects hides a mean viciousness.
She’s right, and with her mother sick and her half-sister Annie becoming increasingly feckless, it’s down to Ellen to fight Conor’s tyranny. But when Annie disappears, leaving her baby on their doorstep, Ellen begins fear for herself and for the life of the innocent child she has learnt to love…
What readers are saying about My Sister’s Child:
‘I found [this book] so easy to ready and so difficult to put down! Her characters came to life‘
‘Gripping from start to finish. Lyn Andrews knows how to keep you interested’
‘Five stars‘
Lyn Andrews’ heart-warming and dramatic saga of early twentieth-century Liverpool, My Sister’s Child, follows a young woman as she fights for the happiness of those she loves. Perfect for fans of Anne Baker, Kitty Neale and Maureen Lee.
For the inhabitants of Liverpool’s Milton Street a steady income and a roof over their heads are luxuries. The Ryan family have barely grown accustomed to such things when a fire destroys their father Jack’s modest coal haulage business, leaving Jack broken and his family facing ruin. They’re forced to turn to Conor, Jack’s brother from Ireland, a man whose noisy joviality seventeen-year-old Ellen Ryan suspects hides a mean viciousness.
She’s right, and with her mother sick and her half-sister Annie becoming increasingly feckless, it’s down to Ellen to fight Conor’s tyranny. But when Annie disappears, leaving her baby on their doorstep, Ellen begins fear for herself and for the life of the innocent child she has learnt to love…
What readers are saying about My Sister’s Child:
‘I found [this book] so easy to ready and so difficult to put down! Her characters came to life‘
‘Gripping from start to finish. Lyn Andrews knows how to keep you interested’
‘Five stars‘
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Reviews
Her mix of Irish and Liverpool backdrops have won this strong saga writer an assured place in the Sunday Times top 10...she's great!
A compelling read
The Catherine Cookson of Liverpool
Gutsy... A vivid picture of a hard-up, hard-working community...will keep the pages turning
An outstanding storyteller
She has a realism that is almost palpable
Lyn Andrews tackles her subject with the panache of an indisputably gifted storyteller
A vivid portrayal of life