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Chapters (73)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. PART ONE
  4. ONE
  5. TWO
  6. THREE
  7. FOUR
  8. FIVE
  9. SIX
  10. SEVEN
  11. EIGHT
  12. NINE
  13. TEN
  14. ELEVEN
  15. PART TWO
  16. TWELVE
  17. THIRTEEN
  18. FOURTEEN
  19. FIFTEEN
  20. SIXTEEN
  21. SEVENTEEN
  22. EIGHTEEN
  23. NINETEEN
  24. TWENTY
  25. TWENTY-ONE
  26. TWENTY-TWO
  27. TWENTY-THREE
  28. TWENTY-FOUR
  29. TWENTY-FIVE
  30. TWENTY-SIX
  31. TWENTY-SEVEN
  32. TWENTY-EIGHT
  33. TWENTY-NINE
  34. THIRTY
  35. THIRTY-ONE
  36. THIRTY-TWO
  37. PART THREE
  38. THIRTY-THREE
  39. THIRTY-FOUR
  40. THIRTY-FIVE
  41. THIRTY-SIX
  42. THIRTY-SEVEN
  43. THIRTY-EIGHT
  44. THIRTY-NINE
  45. FORTY
  46. FORTY-ONE
  47. FORTY-TWO
  48. FORTY-THREE
  49. FORTY-FOUR
  50. PART FOUR
  51. FORTY-FIVE
  52. FORTY-SIX
  53. FORTY-SEVEN
  54. FORTY-EIGHT
  55. FORTY-NINE
  56. FIFTY
  57. FIFTY-ONE
  58. FIFTY-TWO
  59. FIFTY-THREE
  60. PART FIVE
  61. FIFTY-FOUR
  62. FIFTY-FIVE
  63. FIFTY-SIX
  64. FIFTY-SEVEN
  65. FIFTY-EIGHT
  66. FIFTY-NINE
  67. SIXTY
  68. SIXTY-ONE
  69. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  70. Keep Reading …
  71. About the Author
  72. Also by Barbara Taylor Bradford
  73. About the Publisher

Relieved that his uncle had accepted his story at face value, Blackie explained, ‘Finn knew where she was living, on the Bank on Richmond Hill, but he didn’t know what a rough place it was. I had to fill him in, sure and I did, Uncle Pat. I can tell ye Finn was startled, faith and he was.’

Patrick nodded. ‘You were wise to give him the true picture, and I suppose his Irish friend in London has no idea about the Ham Shank either. He’s newly arrived, didn’t you say?’

‘Yes, he is,’ Blackie confirmed. ‘Finn does want to meet this girl, though, and so I said we would go with him next Saturday, a week from today. In the morning.’ Blackie paused, leaned forward with his arms on the table. ‘Will ye come with us too, Uncle Pat?’

For a few seconds Patrick did not answer, wondering what this was all about … Finn’s obvious determination to meet a girl just come to Leeds from Ireland. He suddenly wondered if Finn was homesick, wanted something from the past. He asked Blackie, ‘Who is Finn’s friend in London? What’s his name?’

‘Tommy O’Hara.’

‘And who is this girl Finn’s so keen to meet?’ Patrick’s eyes were riveted on Blackie.

‘Her name is Moira Aherne, and she must be … well, special, I am thinking, Uncle, because Tommy was so insistent. Anyway, that was the way Finn did put it to me. He said Tommy was insistent.’

Patrick shook his head, a perplexed expression on his face. After a moment’s thought, he said, ‘I feel sorry for this young colleen. She’s come over from the Ould Sod, no doubt with great expectations, only to end up in the Ham Shank, a rat-hole if ever there was one. Not the right place for a young girl.’

‘No indeed,’ Blackie agreed. ‘So will ye go with us next Saturday?’

Patrick did not hesitate. ‘Of course I will, and I’ll ask Jack Blane to come with us. He can be tough and he’s strong. Safety in numbers, I’m thinking.’

Patrick stood and put on his jacket, which had been across the back of his chair. ‘Let’s go out for a walk, lad. I need to stretch my legs. And your aunt would like us to stop by the bakery shop at noon. She’ll be about finished by then. We’ll all come home together, and we can carry her shopping bags.’

‘Me jacket’s upstairs. I’ll just go and get it,’ Blackie said, and hurried across the room.

‘As you well know by now, it’s rare I just go for a stroll,’ Patrick said with a twinkle as they began to walk down Town Street. ‘I need a purpose, or somewhere specific to go. And this morning I need to visit the draper’s.’