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About the Author

Katie Flynn is the pen name of the much-loved writer, Judy Turner, who published over ninety novels in her lifetime. Judy’s unique stories were inspired by hearing family recollections of life in Liverpool during the early twentieth century, and her books went on to sell more than eight million copies. Judy passed away in January 2019, aged 82.

The legacy of Katie Flynn lives on through her daughter, Holly Flynn, who continues to write under the Katie Flynn name. Holly worked as an assistant to her mother for many years and together they co-authored a number of Katie Flynn novels, including Christmas at Tuppenny Corner.

Holly lives in the north east of Wales with her husband Simon and their two children. When she’s not writing she enjoys walking her two lurchers, Sparky and Snoopy, in the surrounding countryside, and cooking forbidden foods such as pies, cakes and puddings! She looks forward to sharing many more Katie Flynn stories, which she and her mother devised together, with readers in the years to come.

Also available by Katie Flynn

Also available by Katie Flynn

A Liverpool Lass

The Girl from Penny Lane

Liverpool Taffy

The Mersey Girls

Strawberry Fields

Rainbow’s End

Rose of Tralee

No Silver Spoon

Polly’s Angel

The Girl from Seaforth

Sands

The Liverpool Rose

Poor Little Rich Girl

The Bad Penny

Down Daisy Street

A Kiss and a Promise

Two Penn’orth of Sky

A Long and Lonely Road

The Cuckoo Child

Darkest Before Dawn

Orphans of the Storm

Little Girl Lost

Beyond the Blue Hills

Forgotten Dreams

Sunshine and Shadows

Such Sweet Sorrow

A Mother’s Hope

In Time for Christmas

Heading Home

A Mistletoe Kiss

The Lost Days of Summer

Christmas Wishes

The Runaway

A Sixpenny Christmas

The Forget-Me-Not Summer

A Christmas to Remember

Time to Say Goodbye

A Family Christmas

A Summer Promise

When Christmas Bells Ring

An Orphan’s Christmas

A Christmas Candle

Christmas at Tuppenny Corner

A Mother’s Love

A Christmas Gift

Liverpool Daughter

Under the Mistletoe

Available by Katie Flynn writing as Judith Saxton

You Are My Sunshine

First Love, Last Love

Someone Special

Still Waters

A Family Affair

Jenny Alone

Chasing Rainbows

All My Fortunes

Sophie

We’ll Meet Again

Harbour Hill

The Arcade

The Pride

The Glory

The Splendour

Full Circle

Dedication

Mum.
For giving me the confidence to believe in myself.

Acknowledgements

The brave women of the WAAF who carried on despite the danger.

Prologue

1922

Olivia Campbell was watching the dragonflies as they hovered above the surface of the pond when she overheard a boy’s voice from the far side of the privet hedge. He appeared to be having a heated discussion with someone. Of course, Olivia knew it was wrong to eavesdrop, but he was being so vocal with his thoughts it was impossible not to overhear.

‘The man’s an idiot,’ he said sullenly, ‘a bully and a coward.’