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Prized possessions

Set in Glasgow in the years of the Depression, this novel tells the story of an indomitable family of women. Lizzie Conway who has clawed her way out of the slums, would do anything to protect her daughters, even sacrifice her own chance of happiness to break the endless round of poverty and debt that engulfs them.

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  • "Set in Glasgow in the years of the Depression, this novel tells the story of an indomitable family of women. Lizzie Conway who has clawed her way out of the slums, would do anything to protect her daughters, even sacrifice her own chance of happiness to break the endless round of poverty and debt that engulfs them."@en
  • "The Glasgow of the 1930's is brought to vivid, vibrant life in this unforgettable story of an indomitable family of women."@en
  • "The Glasgow of the 1930s, and Lizzie Conway has clawed her way out of the Gorbals slums despite a crippling burden of a debt left by her husband; she would do anything to protect her three girls from the violence of Glasgow's mean streets, but she cannnot protect them from falling in love with men as tough and feckless as their father."

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  • "History"
  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "Audiobooks"@en
  • "Talking books"
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  • "Fiction"
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  • "Prized possessions"

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