The new novel of life in nineteenth century Lancashire and Australia from one of Hodder's fastest growing saga writers.

Love can cross oceans . . .

Keara Michaels doesn't want to leave her family in Ireland, but fate sends her first to Lancashire, then across the sea to Australia, pregnant and penniless. And Theo Mullane, the man who loves her, is married, with an ailing baby son, so cannot follow her as he longs to.

Mark Gibson leaves Lancashire to avoid marriage. But gold prospecting is a dangerous pursuit, and when his gentle young wife dies in childbirth, his father-in-law kidnaps the baby. So Mark runs away again, this time to Western Australia, where he employs Keara in his country inn.

But danger threatens them all, even in the bush, as Keara searches for her lost sisters, Theo comes looking for the woman he loves, and Mark at last confronts his past.

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What readers are saying about A PENNYWORTH OF SUNSHINE

'I couldn't put it down' - 5 stars

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'Brilliant, as always . . . Anna Jacobs never fails to keep the story line motivated, gripping, and endearing' - 5 stars

"[Anna Jacobs' books have an] impressive grasp of human emotions" - The Sunday Times

"Anna Jacobs' books are deservedly popular. She is one of the best writers of Lancashire sagas around" - Historical Novels Review

"[Anna Jacobs is] especially big on resourceful, admirable women. Great stuff!" - Daily Mail

"Another joy from the pen of Anna Jacobs. *****" - Reader review

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"Catherine Cookson fans will cheer" - Peterborough Evening Telegraph