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<p><b>ALL SHE WANTED WAS A HOME</b><br><b><br>London, 1936</b><br><br>Ill and stuck in hospital at Christmas, seven year old Cora Kelly is excited to receive a visit from her mother, who brings her the gift of a gingerbread man. But little does Cora know that this will be the last time she sees her . . .<br><br>As Cora continues her recovery on a farm in the beautiful Norfolk countryside, tragedy strikes her family and she moves back to London with her new guardian, Eliza.<br><br>Here they live a happy, if simple, life. But, as the Second World War approaches, and the past comes knocking, everything changes.<br><br> Will Cora be able to escape the inevitable, or is she destined to repeat her parents' mistakes?<br><br><b>For fans of Katie Flynn and Sheila Jeffries, <i>The Gingerbread Girl </i>is</b><b> a heart-warming, festive novel from the Queen of family saga, Sheila Newberry. </b><br><br><b>'So gloriously nostalgic . . . a perfect example of her talent.' Maureen Lee, bestselling author of <i>The Seven Streets of Liverpool</i></b><br><br><b>'Like having dinner with your mother in her warm and cosy kitchen.' Diane Allen, bestselling author of </b><b><i>For the Sake of Her Family</i></b></p>