A Kiss And A Promise by Katie Flynn

A Kiss And A Promise by Katie Flynn

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Summary

Michael Gallagher, an Irish seaman in the Navy, falls in love with Stella Bennett when his ship docks in Liverpool for repairs. When Stella gives birth to a ginger haired baby, he thinks it isn't his and goes back to sea. As baby Ginny grows up she must find him if she is to escape the slums.

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A Kiss And A Promise by Katie Flynn

Liverpool 1917 Stella Bennett is sixteen and so beautiful that Michael Gallagher, an Irishman fighting with the British Navy, falls in love with her on sight when he comes ashore in Liverpool when his ship needs repairs. The young couple fall in love and want to marry but the Bennett family is horrified as they have other plans for Stella but the young couple know their own minds and are set on marriage. hen Stella gives birth to a baby, Virginia, but Michael is dismayed by the child's ginger hair when he sees her and is convinced that she is not his child. However he agrees to support her financially, and returns to Ireland. But things go badly wrong and very soon, young Ginny is struggling to exist. She decides she must better herself and the obvious way to do this is to find her father who has left no forwarding address...
Katie Flynn has lived for many years in the Northwest. Many of her early stories were broadcast on Radio Mersey, and the reminiscences of family members prompted her to start her very successful series of books about Liverpool. She has also written books as Judith Saxton.
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ISBN 13 9780434011391
ISBN 10 0434011398
Title A Kiss And A Promise
Author Katie Flynn
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Cornerstone
Year published 2003-11-06
Number of pages 464
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.