I’ve been a little bogged down with reading Mr Dickens this month and I’m not actually recommending him this time. Well, we all already know he’s good, don’t we?
I won three books by Katie Flynn in the draw at the U3A Christmas dinner. They are as one might expect delightful easy reads. I’ve read two so far and the one I prefer of these two is Liverpool Taffy.
It is set in 1930s’ Liverpool where Biddy O'Shaughnessy works at a sweet shop. After her mother dies she is taken in and almost enslaved by the sweet shop’s owner. She escapes to live with a friend for a short while. The friend is a “kept woman” and Biddy has to move on again when her friends’ lover dies and her friend finds herself pregnant. Biddy goes into service but encounters complications here as well.
The characters are engaging. The story rattles along at a good pace and has an upbeat ending. It’s quite a long read but good for this time of the year or as a holiday read.
It’s the type of book I’d like to write myself.
Grab you copy here.
