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A respectable woman, Susanna Bavin

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A respectable woman, Susanna Bavin
Language
eng
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Literary Form
novels
Main title
A respectable woman
Responsibility statement
Susanna Bavin
Summary
After losing her family in the Great War, Nell is grateful to marry Stan Hibbert, believing she can recapture a sense of family with him. But five years on, she is just another back-street housewife, performing miracles with scrag-end. When she discovers that Stan is leading a double-life, she runs away to make a fresh start.Two years later, in 1924, Nell has carved out a fulfilling new life for herself and her young children in Manchester, where her neighbours believe she is a respectable widow and a talented machinist. But will the past catch up with her?

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