Lonely Teardrops (2008) (54 page)
‘Is she still there, in this place?’
‘Aye, love, she is. ‘I pay her regular visits, once or twice every month. She saved my life, and she wasn’t quite the harlot Joyce made out. I want you to know that she’s doing remarkably well, considering what she’s been through. She’s very well cared for. She lives in the wing of a special hospital which houses military personnel and civilians who suffered badly from burns and bomb damage. She was too afraid, too embarrassed by her appearance, d’you see, to go out and about, or to have visitors. In spite of all the operations she’s endured, the plastic surgery, she was nervous of what others, including her young daughter, might think of her.
‘Don’t get me wrong, she’s longing to see you, thrilled to pieces that you want to see her. I’ve kept her up to date with what you’ve been doing over the years, and she has an album full of photos of you. Your baby pictures and school photos, holiday snaps when we went to Blackpool, that time when you were Harvest Queen, she has them all. And she loves you to bits, believe me.’
Harriet held her grandmother’s hands tight. ‘Then why should her appearance matter? You don’t mind what she looks like, Nan, so why should I? Take me to see her, please. Tomorrow! It’s time I found out what mother love really is.’
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Also by Freda Lightfoot as ebooks
Dancing on Deansgate
9780957097865
They called it the Christmas Blitz, but there are no festivities for Jess, locked in the cellar by her feckless, tarty mother. And when Lizzie is imprisoned for shoplifting, Jess is sent to live with her uncle, a bullying black marketeer, who treats her like a slave. Jess’s natural musical talent offers an escape route - and the chance for love. But Uncle Bernie has never forgiven his niece for refusing to join his illegal schemes, and threatens to deprive Jess of her hard-won independence.
Candy Kisses
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Secrets darker than chocolate
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Everyone loves Aunty Dot’s homemade sweets and chocolates. And everyone loves Aunty Dot: the plump, smiling woman has provided a loving home for many a troubled child. Lizzie Pringle would do anything for her foster mother – even taking on local sweet manufacturer and bully, Cedric Finch. Until she falls for his son, Barney…
Dena can’t believe that Barry Holmes would hurt her beloved daughter: he’s been like a favourite uncle to the little girl. But there’s no smoke without fire. And chocolate can be bitter, as well as sweet …
Historical sagas
Lakeland Lily
The Bobbin Girls
The Favourite Child
Kitty Little
For All Our Tomorrows
Gracie’s Sin
Daisy’s Secret
Ruby McBride
Dancing on Deansgate
The Luckpenny Series
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Luckpenny Land
Storm Clouds Over Broombank
Wishing Water
Larkrigg Fell
Poorhouse Lane Series
The Girl from Poorhouse Lane
The Child from Nowhere
The Woman from Heartbreak House
Champion Street Market Series
Putting On The Style
Fools Fall In Love
That'll Be The Day
Candy Kisses
Who’s Sorry Now
Lonely Teardrops
Historical Romances
Madeiran Legacy
Whispering Shadows
Rhapsody Creek
Proud Alliance
Outrageous Fortune
Contemporary
Trapped
Short Stories
A Sackful of Stories
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Historical sagas
House of Angels
Angels at War
The Promise
My Lady Deceiver
Biographical Historicals
Hostage Queen
Reluctant Queen
The Queen and the Courtesan
The Duchess of Drury Lane
About Freda Lightfoot
Born in Lancashire, Freda Lightfoot has been a teacher and bookseller. She lived for a number of years in the Lake District and in a mad moment tried her hand at the ‘good life’, kept sheep and hens, various orphaned cats and dogs, built drystone walls, planted a small wood and even learned how to make jam. She has now given up her thermals to build a house in an olive grove in Spain, where she produces her own olive oil and sits in the sun on the rare occasions when she isn’t writing. She’s published 40 novels including many bestselling family sagas and historical novels. To find out more about, visit her website and sign up for her new title alert, or join her on Facebook and Twitter where she loves to chat with readers.
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