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Mary Walton is the apple of her fathers eye; his only comfort during the dark years of the Depression when he is faced with both unemployment and a nagging, ambitious wife. His only hope is that Mary will one day find a way to escape the grinding poverty of the Tyneside slums. But when a secret is revealed these dreams are shattered and the lives of the Walton family chang Mary Walton is the apple of her fathers eye; his only comfort during the dark years of the Depression when he is faced with both unemployment and a nagging, ambitious wife. His only hope is that Mary will one day find a way to escape the grinding poverty of the Tyneside slums. But when a secret is revealed these dreams are shattered and the lives of the Walton family change forever. . . Spanning Marys life from the 1930s to the 1970s, Pure as the Lily is a spellbinding, unforgettable tale from one of Britains most cherished novelists.
Mary Walton is the apple of her fathers eye; his only comfort during the dark years of the Depression when he is faced with both unemployment and a nagging, ambitious wife. His only hope is that Mary will one day find a way to escape the grinding poverty of the Tyneside slums. But when a secret is revealed these dreams are shattered and the lives of the Walton family chang Mary Walton is the apple of her fathers eye; his only comfort during the dark years of the Depression when he is faced with both unemployment and a nagging, ambitious...
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