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When One Door Closes

Its May 1941 and Liverpool is taking a hammering from the German bombers. For young Mary Bradshaw and her widowed mother life is full of rationing, blackouts and the wail of the air-raid siren. Despite the gloom, Marys heart is light as she counts her blessings - shes got her loving mother and Bob, her soldier boyfriend whom she adores and hopes to marry soon. During the worst air raid Liverpool has ever suffered, fate deals Mary the first of many cruel blows it has in store for her. She is devastated as her whole world collapses. But Mary doesnt have to face the knocks alone. Her best friend Eileen has a heart and a sense of humour as big as her eighteen stone body - heaven help anyone who hurts her mate! Harry is the boy from up the road whos loved Mary since they were kids and hell
not desert her now. Soon Mary finds that when one door closes, another one really does open.
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Its May 1941 & Liverpool is taking a hammering from the German bombers. For young Mary Bradshaw & her widowed mother life is full of rationing, blackouts & the wail of the air-raid siren. Despite the gloom, Marys heart is light as she counts her blessings
- shes got her loving mother & Bob, her soldier boyfriend whom she adores & hopes to marry soon. During the worst air raid Liverpool has ever suffered, fate deals Mary the first of many cruel blows it has in store for her. She is devastated as her whole world collapses. But Mary doesnt have to face the knocks alone. Her best friend Eileen has a heart & a sense of humour as big as her eighteen stone body
- heaven help anyone who hurts her mate! Harry is the boy from up the road whos loved Mary since they were kids & hell not desert her now. Soon Mary finds that when one door closes, another one really does open.

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Liverpool - A UK city on the east coast of England
Humour - Something either verbal of physical that provides amusement and can provoke laughter
World - A physical grouping, commonly used to describe earth and everything associated with ti
Stone - Or Rock is a naturally occuring mineral categorised into three types, Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic
Heart - An organ that pumps blood around the body. Usually related to love.
Road - a manmade lane or a path that is used to speed up travel.
Kids - A young child.

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The Works
With over 300 UK stores and more than 40000 different products in store each year, The Works is Britain's top discount book store. A well known presence on the high street, The Works was founded in 1981 to bring affordable books to the public. It now offers a large range of exciting products, including arts and crafts products, toys, gifts and seasonal products, all at discounted prices, making it a superb place to find items for hobbies and gifts for all ages. The book selection includes children's books, fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects from food and drink and craft and DIY to entertainment, autobiographies and history. Art and crafts products range from children's craft sets to sewing materials and professional artists' brushes. As well as big brands, The Works also sells their own high quality branded products.
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