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  • Published: 31 March 2013
  • ISBN: 9781448165803
  • Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 416

Packards

a sweeping and sparkling story of society at the turn of the twentieth century



Let much loved author Patricia Burns transport you to another time in this saga which brilliantly brings together characters from all walks of life whose lives centre around one much loved department store. Fans of Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Josephine Cox will not be disappointed...
READERS ARE LOVING PACKARDS!

'I could hardly bear to put my kindle down until I had read the final chapter!' - Loving
'One of the best books I have read for a long time'-- ***** Reader review
'Another excellent read - couldn't put it down' -- ***** Reader review
'Loved it' -- ***** Reader review
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A SWEEPING STORY OF SOCIETY, SOPHISTICATION, SEDUCTION, SUCCESSION...AND SHOPPING

1908: Sir Thomas Packard is seeking a successor to take on the management of Packards - the Oxford Street department store he founded in the mid-nineteenth century. His only daughter and her feckless husband spend his fortune but despise its provenance so he looks to his grandchildren:

EDWARD has all his grandfather's ruthlessness but none of his vision;
PERRY is a good-time boy;
AMELIE, intelligent and ambitious, is willing to take anyone on to gain control of the store.

Alongside their story is that of Packards employees:
DAISY CHAPMAN, thrilled to have found an escape from East End drudgery; skilled and promotable but forced to choose between love and her job;
ISOBEL NORTON who has fled from her brother-in-law's advances to make a new life for herself;
JOHNNY MILLER, loved by Isobel and in love with Daisy.

Together, their stories combine to create a sweeping absorbing vision of a cross-section of society in the early years of the century.

Find out what lies next in store for Packards in Goodbye Piccadilly: Packards at War...

  • Published: 31 March 2013
  • ISBN: 9781448165803
  • Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 416

About the author

Patricia Burns

Patricia Burns was born in Essex. After a childhood spent messing about on boats, she tried a variety of jobs from riveting plugs to serving in shops to market research. She then decided to train as a teacher, which she now combines with writing novels. In her rare spare time she enjoys lazing in the garden and entertaining friends, with the occasional bout of skiing, rock climbing and Egyptian Raqs Sharki dancing. She is now very happily single and still lives in Essex with her three children, a cat and delinquent tortoise.

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