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In 1950s Manchester, folk are just emerging from the shadow of the war. Money is still tight, and the bustling market is a source of tempting bargains – as well as the local gossip.
When Patsy talks her way into a job on their Champion Street market millinery stall, the Higginson sisters get more than they bargained for. Coping with a rebellious teenager is far from easy. Riddled with insecurities, Patsy’s impudence and chirpy personality win her enemies as well as new friends. And her determination to solve the riddle of her own past soon starts to unravel secrets Annie and Clara would much rather keep hidden.
Fat and jolly, Molly Poulson hasn’t a care in the world until her two daughters both fall in love with the wrong young man. Molly is determined that Fran and Amy see the error of their ways, but the more she interferes, the more complicated it gets, bringing yet more trouble to her door in the shape of the notorious Billy Quinn.
