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The Gemini Girls

The Gemini Girls

a heart-warming Northern saga of sibling love and rivalry from bestselling saga author Marie Joseph

Summary

With all her signature warmth, wonderful characters and unforgettable drama, escape with bestselling and prizewinning author Marie Joseph and settle down with this unputdownable and unforgettable saga of sisterly love put to the ultimate challenge. Fans of Katie Flynn, Rosie Harris and Catherine Cookson will not be disappointed.

'Marie Joseph is an amazing success story' -- Woman's Weekly

'She is a winner every time she writes' -- Manchester Evening News
'I love Marie Joseph books and this one did not disappoint.' -- ***** Reader review
'Loved this story, pure escapism' -- ***** Reader review
'Compelling and very readable - recommended for an afternoon relaxing read.' -- ***** Reader
*****
TWO SISTERS - INSEPARABLE AND IMPOSSIBLE TO DIVIDE. UNTIL THEY FALL FOR THE SAME MAN...

It was a small Lancashire town on the eve of the General Strike. A town where the gap between the rich and poor was about to erupt into a bloody field of battle.

But that is not the only battle in the offing. Libby and Carrie were more than sisters. Mirror images, they were different sides of the same heart, peas in a pod and as close as close could be. Until they both fell in love with Tom...

Is blood really thicker than water?

About the author

Marie Joseph

Marie Joseph was born in Lancashire and was educated at Blackburn High School for Girls. Before her marriage she was in the Civil Service. She lived in Middlesex with her husband, a retired chartered Engineer, and had two daughters and eight grandchildren.

Marie Joseph began her writing career as a short-story writer and used her Northern background to enrich her bestselling novels. Down-to-earth characters bring a vivid authenticity to her stories, which were written with both humour and poignancy.

Her novel: A Better World Than This won the 1987 Romantic Novelist's Association Major Award.

She died in 1996.
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