The Penny Wedding

About the author

Born in Glasgow, Jessica Stirling is the author of many heartwarming novels, most of which have Scottish backgrounds. She has enjoyed a highly successful career since THE SPOILED EARTH was published in 1974.

Find out more at www.jessicastirling.com

Summary

Glasgow, 1928. Alison Burnside is sixteen when her mother dies. Her father, a shipyard worker, unexpectantly supports the idea that Alison should become a doctor, and the family's whole destiny changes. Alison will soon encounter temptations that will threaten her ambition.

Additional text

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Product details

• Authors: Jessica Stirling
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.1995
• EAN: 9780340618219
• ISBN: 978-0-340-61821-9
• No. of pages: 512
• Dimensions: 111 mm x 179 mm x 34 mm
• Weight: 288 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Sagas, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical fiction, FICTION / Literary, Saga fiction (family / generational sagas), Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary