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Fanny McBride

By: Catherine Cookson
Narrated by: Anne Dover
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Now that her brood had left the nest, Fanny McBride, a large, cheerful and indomitable Tyneside widow, had time to sit by her window and watch the goings-on outside. There was plenty to keep her occupied: the mystery of the new woman at Mulhattan's Hall, the tenement block (here a fortnight already and not so much as a hello); the long-standing feud with Mrs Flannagan; after-school visits from her grandson Corny.

But Fanny had any intention of ending her days in lonely isolation. So when her friend Mary fell sick and couldn't work, it was Fanny who took her place. She enjoyed imagining how her son Phil would react. He was the clever one, with his job in the Borough Treasurer's office. She could picture his face when she told him she'd got a job in town - looking after the ladies' lavatories...

©1959 The Catherine Cookson Charitable Trust (P)2023 Magna Story Sound Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance

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Wonderful I will listen to this again never let down by her books 📚 odd my mum liked her books and I understand why now I’m listening to them

Loved the story 📕

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As always Catherine Cookson comes up with a great storyline and superb characters. I particularly loved the twist at the end 👌

Brilliant 👍

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I enjoyed hearing a warm fun filled story with the little twists. Very different to other Catherine Cookson stories.

Warm and funny.

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The story and the Narrator were brilliant,I could not stop listening,couldn't wait to find out what happened next.

A compelling Audible

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Catherine Cookson at her very very best, Fanny Mcbride. Laughed and cried and loved this book possibly the best Catherine Cookson book I have read/ listened to. The narrator Anne Dover perfectly complemented the story.

Superb

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