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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

‘Aye, I would. I’ve always believed what yer told me. Well, come on then, let’s not stand here gawping like a lot of sucking ducks, and looking daft.’ With these words she marched ahead, ushering them to Patrick’s favourite part of the café.

He took control immediately, seated Moira and Jack together, with Finn on Moira’s other side. He put Blackie next to Finn and seated himself on Jack’s left. He smiled inwardly as he noticed how pleased his old friend looked to be next to Moira, who was obviously as filled with relief as he was.

It seemed to him that the girl believed she had made a friend and, in actuality, she had. Jack was as steady as a rock and reliable. True blue. Trustworthy. Respectful.

Gladys handed around five menus and said, ‘I’ll bring two pots of tea, and now yer can give the menu a quick glance.’ She gestured to the blackboard on the opposite wall, and reminded them, ‘Our Saturday specials are listed over yonder, as yer well knows. Back in a tick.’

‘I’d forgotten what a card she is, and then some,’ Blackie said, his laughter echoing around the table.

‘Yes, she’s quite a comic,’ Patrick agreed. ‘But she’s served me for donkey’s years, and she’s very fast, efficient.’ He looked around the table. ‘Take a look and decide what you fancy for dinner. And there’s food listed on the blackboard too.’

Jack said to Moira, ‘All the dishes are good here. We think it’s the best place to eat in Leeds, because it’s like good home cooking. And delicious.’

‘Thank you for explaining,’ Moira said and looked at each one of them. ‘Thank you, all of you, for coming to rescue me. I really am relieved to be out of the Ham Shank. You were brave to do what you did for me – a stranger.’

‘Best we could do, time was short,’ Finn explained. ‘We knew we had to go in, grab ye and get ye away fast. No time for manners and stuff – smash and grab, sort of.’

She nodded. ‘It’s a dangerous place. The Wild West, some call it. But it’s worse.’

‘Why did Tommy O’Hara send you there?’ Patrick asked, raising a brow.

‘He had one person he knew of in Leeds – Jane, his cousin by marriage. And, you see, I don’t think he knew how bad it was in the Bank. He’d never been there, or heard much about the place.’

‘I’m sure that’s right,’ Jack Blane said, entering the conversation. ‘As you said, how could he know that the Ham Shank is a living hell, a cesspit full of deadly men on the ready to kill and maim.’ He grimaced. ‘And this is England – hard to believe, with a slum like that!’