MY BELOVED SON

When Ellen Jebeau's husband dies in 1926, he leaves behind a legacy of debt and empty dreams. Yet Ellen is determined that her son Joseph should have everything in life that she never did. They soon find themselves in a convenient arrangement with Ellen's brother-in-law Sir Arthur, living on the family estate, an arrangement which quickly comes to work in conniving Ellen's favour. Fatherless at the age of just five, Joseph grows up to defend his country against Hitler's mad ambitions, and to defend himself against his mother's ruthlessness and secrets from the past. Over the course of the next 20 years as destinies intertwine, can Joseph emerge from the shadows of his heritage as the man he truly wants to be? Catherine Cookson was the original saga author and you will not be disappointed with this story. 429pp, paperback.