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The Tide of Life

By: Catherine Cookson
Narrated by: Colleen Prendergast
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Sep McGilby always said that Emily Kennedy had a happy face. And at 16, Emily had a lot to be glad about. She loved working as maid-of-all-work for the McGilbys, the only cloud on her horizon was her anxiety about her delicate younger sister, Lucy. But when Mrs McGilby dies, and Sep is killed in an accident soon after, Emily and Lucy must leave South Shields to look for work, which they find at Croft Dene House.

The household of Croft Dene, where Lawrence Birch ruled as master, was a strange one, and as Emily became more deeply involved with the family’s affairs, she grew rapidly to a young woman, needing all her strength of will and character to survive. And whatever else happened, she clung to a scrap of philosophy that carried her through the bitter struggles of her new life.

©1976 The Catherine Cookson Charitable Trust (P)2024 Magna Story Sound
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The Tide of Life

I really enjoyed this book, The story was good, I enjoyed all the different characters and enjoyed listening to the narrators voice , her voice it made it easy to follow the story because it was very relating!

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Great read as always

Fantastic book from Catherine Cookson. Her books never fail to entertain, grip and compel me to not put it down

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Another great Catherine Cookson book

Loved this Catherine Cookson book The Tide of Life, love that audible is adding more of her books.

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Lovely story

Really enjoyed this. Very relaxing voice of the reader. Thank you definitively recommended love cathrine Cookson books

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Captivating

Just could not stop listening.I was so enthralled with the characters that I felt that I knew them in real life

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