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Hills and the Valley, The Hillsbridge Sagas

She grew up wanting for nothing—but war and a family secret could put an end to her dreams: “This well-told story holds the reader’s attention.” —Publishers Weekly

In the English coal mining town of Hillsbridge, Barbara Hall, pretty, mischievous, and seventeen, has grown up wanting for nothing. But a long-buried family secret is about to be uncovered and threaten her happiness. Will it deny her the one man she truly loves?

Meanwhile, outside of the close-knit community, a world war once again looms on the horizon. For the youngest of the Hall clan, fate is about to propel Barbara into maturity . . .

Janet Tanner

Janet Tanner is the well-loved author of multi-generational sagas and historical Gothic novels.

Drawing on her own background, Janet’s Hillsbridge Sagas are set in a small, working-class mining community in Somerset. Always a prolific writer, Janet had hundreds of short stories and serials published in various magazines worldwide before writing her first novel. She has been translated into many languages, including Russian, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian and Hebrew. Janet also writes as Amelia Carr and Jennie Felton.

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