The Dockyard Girls

<h2><strong><em>Can you leave the past behind and embrace the future?</em> - A brand new series from Tracy Baines.</strong></h2><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>'A new saga author has arrived. The Women of Fisher's Wharf is a joy to read' - </span><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>AnneMarie Brear</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Great Grimsby 1912</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Newlywed fisherman Alec Hardy decides to make a fresh start with his young wife Letty and move to the thriving fishing port of Grimsby in search of a brighter future.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Letty is from farming stock and knows nothing of the hard life as a fishermen's wife but is willing to embrace the challenge with Alec.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>But where Alec goes so does his widowed mother Dorcas and she has trouble coming to terms with taking second place in her son's life.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>With Alec at sea for weeks on end the two women clash and Letty seeks escape from her bitter mother-in-law amongst the streets of Fish Dock Wharf.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Can Letty help them break free from the shadows of the past or will she be bound by Dorcas' insistence that they cling to the old ways?</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Praise for Tracy Baines:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>'A saga about ambition hard work courage ...and spite'. </span><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Rosie Clarke</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>I highly recommend this book.' </span><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Fenella Miller</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>'An emotional entertaining read that had me gripped!' </span><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Sheila Riley</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>'An absorbing saga. I loved it from the very beginning and would highly recommend it...' </span><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Elaine Roberts</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>'Terrific - beautifully written. A well-crafted and satisfying story' </span><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Maisie Thomas</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>'A pleasure from start to finish.' </span><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Glenda Young</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>'an evocative busy entertaining read vying with angst and of course more than a dollop of tension.' </span><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Margaret Graham <em>Frost Magazine</em></strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>'Characterisation is one of the book's strong points - the individual characters stay in your mind long after you finish the story.' </span><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Barbara Dynes <em>The Voice</em></strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>'I just loved this book! </span><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Molly Walton </strong></p>