Catherine Cookson

Young Annie Hannigan seems blessed, but when she falls in love with Terence Macbane, "the elusive boy next door," she must deal with both her childhood friend Brian Stannard and a rival, Cathleen Davidson.--Jacket.

Two novels follow the adventures of Maisie, from her imaginative and active childhood through her tumultuous adult years.

Irene Baindor shows up at the offices of a respectable law firm in London after having disappeared twenty-six years ago after her wealthy husband cruelly treated Irene leaving her without most of her voice and memory. The mystery of Irene's disappearance and her life are revealed.