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Her Heart's Desire

By: Vivienne Dockerty

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Her Heart’s Desire is another Dockerty saga based on Vivienne’s family tree, set in Victorian Merseyside in 1893.Eighteen year old Lily is spoilt and petted by her father. She spurns the love of Charlie, a twenty-one year old shipyard worker. A courtship from a boy with his lowly background would never do. Lily has her heart set on marrying her cousin Lawrence Patterson, a sea captain with whom Lily has fallen in love.But Lawrence marries Bertha, Lily’s older sister, and Lily, unable to have her heart’s desire, marries Army officer Roland instead. Charlie, who is left bereft when his beloved marries another, finds himself burdened with Mary, a wife who can be cruel and manipulative, causing him to up sticks and make a new life for himself elsewhere.By 1903 both have been widowed. Roland has been killed in the Boer War and Mary died in childbirth. Will fate bring Lily and Charlie back together? Only time will tell...Her Heart’s Desire will appeal to fans of Vivienne Dockerty’s work and those that enjoy historical romance fiction. Vivienne is inspired by Katie Flynn and Maureen Lee and her writing style emulates the work of Dilly Court.

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1780885601

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A Deceitful Man

By: Vivienne Dockerty

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A Deceitful Man

By: Vivienne Dockerty

Ada Moscrop, a thirty something Ward Sister from Cumbria, nursed a secret dream. It is 1922 and most of the eligible men who could have been a suitor, have either died in the recent war or succumbed to the influenza epidemic if they did make it home. Her dream of becoming a wife and mother had long disappeared. Then along came handsome and dashing Daniel McAuley, from Westmeath in Ireland. A patient on the Men's Surgical Ward at Blackburn Infirmary and just the man that Ada has been waiting for, although she's unaware he has a hidden past. After leaving Ireland because of the constraints of a marriage that was forced upon him and the fear of reprisals after having been a member of a dissident group, Daniel starts working at a Blackburn brewery and fills the gap in Ada's loveless life. But will his hidden past catch up with him to break poor Ada's heart, or like all strong women she will manage to survive it?

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1785898949

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Dreams Can Come True

By: Vivienne Dockerty

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Dreams Can Come True

By: Vivienne Dockerty

An Irish immigrant family in nineteenth-century England faces a painful return to the past in this sequel to A Woman Undefeated. Twenty years have passed since Maggie settled with Jack in northwest England after escaping the Irish Famine. They have overcome hardships to raise a family, but not without heartache along the way. Now Jack wishes to return to Ireland with their daughter Hannah for a nostalgic visit. Maggie is reluctant to make the trip, not wishing to invoke painful memories and concerned about leaving her now thriving business. In Ireland, the family find themselves embroiled in the dramatic events of the still-troubled land. As they struggle to recognize their former home, trouble is brewing closer than they think. As history threatens to repeat itself, Maggie must find a way to save her family and everything they’ve fought for.

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1800320663

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Her Heart's Desire

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Beggarman's Cottage

By: Vivienne Dockerty

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Beggarman's Cottage

By: Vivienne Dockerty

“The ghostly figure of Nora MacDermott, who looked like a fine summer mist to an observer’s eye, watched from amongst the trees. This had been her home, still was her home, as her spirit would dwell in the four walls of this cottage for eternity.” Nora was a poor Irish girl in the 19th century who was destined to live as the dutiful wife to a domineering husband. Unable to speak much English and without her own money, she remained unhappily in Beggarman’s Cottage, so-called by later generations as it becomes a place of shelter for the homeless. In the spring of 1967, Alison takes refuge in the cottage from her similarly abusive husband, who spends his money on alcohol and refuses to allow his wife to work. Nora watches on, bound to the dilapidated cottage, as Alison begins to take steps to free herself and her young son Connor from her husband Graham’s control. Vivienne Dockerty vividly recreates the landscape of her own childhood on the Wirral and crafts a spooky tale that will satisfy fans of ghost stories and historical fiction alike.

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1785890883

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A Distant Dream

By: Vivienne Dockerty

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A Distant Dream

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The year is 1847 during the Irish Potato Famine. Three year old Molly Mayo goes missing whilst her family are away at her mother's funeral. Maggie, her sister, has gone to England to start a new life there and believes that her sibling is being cared for by a relative, but the Filbeys, a childless couple who live in the area, have other plans. A new world beckons, a place of golden opportunity for a hardworking couple and the little girl will thrive in this distant land. The book, part of a trilogy beginning with A Woman Undefeated (Maggie’s story) traces the generations throughout the years, until 1957 when young Patrick Mayo, made an orphan in the war years and sent to Australia as part of the re-population scheme, completes the family circle by returning to his Irish homeland. This saga is one of dreams, tragedy and unrequited love, along with the highs and lows of settlers' fortunes on the other side of the world. It highlights their endurance and fortitude in an otherwise hostile land. The continuation of this Dockerty saga, along with Dreams Can Come True, is a thought provoking read that delves into the historical happenings in Ireland in the middle of the 19th century "I loved writing A Woman Undefeated. I felt very close to Maggie, my main character, especially on a sunny afternoon when I felt her presence as I was typing at the dining room table. I wanted this to continue with Molly" comments Vivienne Dockerty.

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1783064471

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A Deceitful Man

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A Woman Undefeated

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A Woman Undefeated

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A nineteenth-century family saga set during the Irish potato famine, in which a young woman must marry and emigrate to England to make a new life. Maggie is sixteen years old and barely keeping her family alive in the throes of the Irish famine. As her mother is on her deathbed, Maggie is pressed to accept a proposal from their neighbor, Jack. With few options beyond marry or starve, Maggie weds Jack and they travel from their home in County Mayo across the sea to seek a better life in north west England. In their new village, food is plentiful and work is available, but Maggie must endure different hardships. As a wife, and before long a mother, Maggie is tested in more ways than one, and it is her dignity and strength that will see her through when all hope seems lost. A gripping historical novel about Irish emigration for fans of Geraldine O’Neill, Anna Jacobs, and AnneMarie Brear.

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1800320655

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Innocence Lost

By: Vivienne Dockerty

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Innocence Lost

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This is based on the story of Vivienne Dockerty's life; most of the character names have been changed but the places remain the same. Her childhood moulded her into the teenager she became, looking for love in the wrong places, facing challenges through situations brought upon her and the choices she made that affected her adult life. Innocence Lost is based on her personal experiences and follows the theme of her other works, which focus on how women can overcome all the things that life can throw at them.Vivienne is inspired by her favourite authors Katie Flynn and Maureen Lee. Her writing has been compared to that of Dilly Court. Covering her childhood after the Second World War, Innocence Lost will appeal to fans of memoirs.

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1848767439

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Shattered Dreams

By: Vivienne Dockerty

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Shattered Dreams

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Shattered Dreams is the continuing saga of the Dockerty family. Based on a manuscript left by Vivienne’s mother, the story tells of a young couple’s dreams for their future together, only to have them shattered because of the 1930s Depression and conscription into the Second World War.Most of the story is written from the experiences of an ordinary soldier in his endeavours to keep alive whilst battles raged all around him and many of his comrades were killed.Eddie was a stricken man who returned to Civvy Street to a land that was most certainly not fit for heroes. The country faced rationing, mass unemployment and a huge amount of money owed to the USA and, at the expense of the country’s younger generation, many hadn’t survived to make Britain great again.Shattered Dreams will appeal to fans of Vivienne Dockerty’s work and those that enjoy World War 2 and biographical fiction. Vivienne is inspired by Katie Flynn and Maureen Lee and her writing style emulates the work of Dilly Court.

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1780881703

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A Woman Undefeated

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Dreams Can Come True

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Vivienne Westwood

By: Vivienne Westwood,Ian Kelly

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Vivienne Westwood

By: Vivienne Westwood,Ian Kelly

Vivienne Westwood è una delle icone della nostra era. Stilista di moda, attivista, co-creatrice del punk, brand globale. Mamma, più volte moglie e compagna, nonna. Una vera leggenda vivente. La sua carriera ha attraversato con successo cinque lunghi decenni, e il suo lavoro influenzato milioni di persone in tutto il mondo. Per la prima e unica volta, Vivienne Westwood ha scritto un libro di memorie personali, collaborando con il pluripremiato biografo Ian Kelly per descrivere gli eventi, le persone e le idee che hanno dato forma e sostanza alla sua vita straordinaria. Raccontata in tutto il suo fascino glamour e con appassionata onestà, questa è la Sua Storia. Dalla felice infanzia nel Derbyshire al trasferimento nella Londra degli anni Cinquanta. Dai primi originalissimi gioielli venduti sulle bancarelle di Portobello Road al vestito realizzato da sola per il primo matrimonio con Derek Westwood e la nascita del figlio Benjamin. Dalla separazione consensuale alla turbolenta relazione con Malcolm McLaren, futuro manager dei Sex Pistols, da cui nasce il secondo figlio Joseph Corré. Per arrivare all’apertura del primo negozio su King’s Road, “Let it Rock”, destinato a cambiare diversi nomi e stili fino all’attuale “Worlds End”. Dall’approdo al “made in Italy” grazie alla collaborazione con Carlo D’Amario alla relazione platonica e culturale con lo storico dell’arte Gary Ness. Fino al secondo matrimonio “clandestino” con Andreas Kronthaler, suo giovanissimo e geniale studente di moda austriaco, nel 1992. Se negli anni Settanta la Westwood viene riconosciuta come l’ideatrice del look punk, con creazioni stravaganti e provocatorie, negli anni Ottanta i suoi modelli non traggono più ispirazione soltanto dalla moda di strada giovanile, ma da tradizione e tecnica. La sua ricerca prende coltissimi spunti dalla storia del costume ed esplora tutte le epoche. Nel nuovo millennio s’impone poi l’impegno sociale e politico come attivista per organizzazioni ambientaliste e per i diritti umani e civili e il personale contributo grazie alla campagna “Rivoluzione Climatica” e al manifesto Active Resistance to Propaganda.

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8862884540

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Book's by Vivienne Dockerty

Her Heart's Desire

Her Heart's Desire

A Deceitful Man

A Deceitful Man

Dreams Can Come True

Dreams Can Come True

Her Heart's Desire

Her Heart's Desire

Beggarman's Cottage

Beggarman's Cottage

A Distant Dream

A Distant Dream

A Deceitful Man

A Deceitful Man

A Woman Undefeated

A Woman Undefeated

Innocence Lost

Innocence Lost

Shattered Dreams

Shattered Dreams

A Woman Undefeated

A Woman Undefeated

Dreams Can Come True

Dreams Can Come True

Vivienne Westwood

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