TY - BOOK AU - Jacobs,Anna TI - One quiet woman SN - 9780750547215 (hbk.) : AV - PR9619.3.J24 PY - 2019/// CY - Long Preston PB - Magna KW - Lancashire (England) KW - Social conditions KW - 20th century KW - Fiction KW - Pennine Chain (England) KW - Large type books KW - Saga KW - ukslc KW - Generational sagas KW - thema N1 - Standard print edition originally published: London: Hodder, 2017 N2 - Lancashire, 1930. Leah Turner's father has been killed in an accident at the laundry. Since her mother died years ago, she becomes sole provider for her little sister. But women's wages are half those of men?s and even after pawning their few belongings, they'll still lose their home. Then the local pawnbroker, Charlie Willcox, offers a solution. His brother Jonah, an invalid since being gassed in the Great War, needs a wife. Charlie thinks Leah would be perfect for the job. It may be the only way out, but the sisters find themselves facing danger in their new life with Jonah. Can the three of them ever find a brighter future? ER -