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Bill Bailey

By: Catherine Cookson
Narrated by: Susan Jameson
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From the moment Bill Bailey arrived to take up residence at Fiona Nelson’s home in the Tyneside town of Fellburn, he made his presence felt in no uncertain terms. As a young widow left badly off, and with three children to bring up, Fiona had come to know all the problems of trying to make ends meet. So despite the inevitably disapproving comments of her own mother, reckoned locally to be an interfering woman, she advertised for a lodger to help pay for some of the bills.

The result was Bill, somewhat rough around the edges perhaps, but nobody’s fool and doing very nicely with his own business as a builder. Bill often described himself as a middle-of-the-road man, valuing his freedom where personal matters were concerned, but it was not long before Fiona found she was wondering just what her world had been before he came into it. He might be outwardly an ordinary enough bloke, but he appeared to possess some pretty extraordinary qualities, which proved to have a great and lasting effect on the future lives of Fiona and her young family.

Catherine Cookson’s novel is a richly entertaining tale of human relationships which are warm-hearted, full of humour and powerfully dramatic.

©1986 The Catherine Cookson Charitable Trust (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd Romance Women's Fiction Fiction Heartfelt

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Absolutely enjoyed this book from beginning to end and so glad there’s others to carry on the The story voices perfect to tell the story makes you laugh in places wonderful ⭐️

Wonderful ⭐️

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Great story. I enjoyed listening to it from start to finish. Some parts very moving, which lends to the characters.

Great story, well worth listening to.

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in true Catherine Cookson Style a pleasant read, predicted outcome ,but I always love a happy ending😊

Entertaining

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loved it, read it before, but so good to read again, I highly recommend 🙂

love this book

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Loved all this book characters are so wonderful going to recommend this book to all my friends xx

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