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Mary Wood

Born the 13th child of 15 to a middle-class mother and an East End barrow boy, Mary Wood's childhood was a mixture of love and poverty. This encouraged her to develop a natural empathy with the less fortunate and a fascination with social history. Throughout her life Mary has held various posts in office roles, working in the Probation services and bringing up her four children and numerous grandchildren, step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

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Released the same day as the standard print edition

Title:: To Catch A Dream (MP3)
Series:: Breckton #1
Written by:: Mary Wood
Read by:: Annie Aldington
Format:: Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
Number of CDs:: 1
Duration:: 14 hours 28 minutes
MP3 size:: 598 MB
Published:: May 28 2017
Available Date:: May 28 2017
Age Category:: Adult
ISBN:: 9781509863464
Genres:: Fiction; Sagas
Publisher:: Bolinda/Macmillan audio

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'Wood is a born storyteller.'
Lancashire Evening Post

A moving story of love, passion and betrayal and part one of the Breckton series.

Young Bridie O'Hara is torn away from her native Ireland by her father when he is forced to flee the wrath of the freedom fighters he has betrayed. Years later, violated by those who should protect her, and deceived by her lover, the dashing gypsy Seamus Finney, Bridie struggles to find her way in Victorian England. That is until Bridie meets Will Hadler, a kind, hard-working miner, whose love for her knows no bounds. He rescues Bridie from working the streets of Sheffield and offers her a chance of happiness. Together they set up home in Breckton, a small mining town nestled between Leeds and York. There Bridie meets and befriends Issy who works as a cook for the rich and powerful Harvey family. Issy, a strong young woman, triumphs over adversity, but Bridie, and Bridie's daughter Bridget, have a much greater struggle on their hands ...