A Valley Secret
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- Author：Anna Jacobs
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Reviews
Sandra Way
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A really good book。 The characters are wonderful。 I love these type of books that sre a series with the people from the previous book。 Look forward to the next in this series。
Glynis Marshall
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Another excellent book from Anna。。。couldn't put it down Another excellent book from Anna。。。couldn't put it down 。。。more
Lynn Smith
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2。5* A bit disappointed with book 2 in this series to be honest。 Did not find this as engaging as the first book not sure as to why really。 I liked Gideon Harte from book 1 but felt this romance was too contrived a plot device and din not flow or develop naturally。
Pam Coll
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As always， a fast-moving story。 A reference to the approach of WW2 and "evil" men threatening England， jarred with me because the worst of mankind are surely the ugly Englishmen depicted prolifically in Anna Jacob's novels: as evil as any foreign dictator and bully。 The ancient Romans despised the early English as unintelligent brutes given much to drink， and it seems that more than half the population of these novels still fit that description， selling their souls for a crust， always ready to d As always， a fast-moving story。 A reference to the approach of WW2 and "evil" men threatening England， jarred with me because the worst of mankind are surely the ugly Englishmen depicted prolifically in Anna Jacob's novels: as evil as any foreign dictator and bully。 The ancient Romans despised the early English as unintelligent brutes given much to drink， and it seems that more than half the population of these novels still fit that description， selling their souls for a crust， always ready to do dirty work， or throw a cowardly stone， quick to spread malicious gossip and demean others， demonstrating the potential impact of poverty and lack of education on moral fibre。 Higgerson， sigh， still lives， the villain with aspirations above his low-life station and a strangely robust cardiovascular system。 。。。more
Kim
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II really enjoyed this book and the previous one。Gentle Maisie is the main character， with recognisable characters from the previous book。 When Maisie's mum dies she discovers things about her that she had no idea about， when she finds her mum's sewing box that she was always forbidden to go into she realises Why？ tucked in the lining is information that starts her on a journey。 She was always led to believe that her father had died but inside the sewing box， it reveals this may not be true。 The II really enjoyed this book and the previous one。Gentle Maisie is the main character， with recognisable characters from the previous book。 When Maisie's mum dies she discovers things about her that she had no idea about， when she finds her mum's sewing box that she was always forbidden to go into she realises Why？ tucked in the lining is information that starts her on a journey。 She was always led to believe that her father had died but inside the sewing box， it reveals this may not be true。 Then her fortune changes。 She is left a large property in Rivenshaw by an aunt she has never met， and it is stuffed full of furniture。 After struggling most of her life in rented rooms to Maisie it is like a palace。 As well as her new property she meets a nice man Gabriel Harte and his wonderful mother who makes her feel welcome。On the horizon is Higgerson a vile powerful man， who is after buying Maisie's new home， to turn into slums and cram full of poor families as he has done in Backshaw Moss。 Making himself bucketful of money。 He will stop at nothing and any dirty deed he can pull off normally using violence and cunning he will。This is a warm wonderful story， full of love and care for each other but with a bit of a thrill thrown in 。。。more
linda jordan
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Another good readDidn't seem to have a proper ending。 Now we have to wait until May to see if Higgerson finally gets his comeuppance。 Another good readDidn't seem to have a proper ending。 Now we have to wait until May to see if Higgerson finally gets his comeuppance。 。。。more
Carol Mageean
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Book 2 of the Blackshaw series and loved the way in which characters from previous book were introduced with ease。 Based in Lancashire， in the 1930s。， the main character， Maisie， decides to make a fresh start when sadly her her mother dies， She changes her name and moves to Rivenshaw and receives an inheritance from a distant relative。 Gabriel Harte， who was a character in the previous book comes into her life and this ends up being such a heartwarming and enjoyable story。 This author has such a Book 2 of the Blackshaw series and loved the way in which characters from previous book were introduced with ease。 Based in Lancashire， in the 1930s。， the main character， Maisie， decides to make a fresh start when sadly her her mother dies， She changes her name and moves to Rivenshaw and receives an inheritance from a distant relative。 Gabriel Harte， who was a character in the previous book comes into her life and this ends up being such a heartwarming and enjoyable story。 This author has such a gift of introducing new characters and yet threading previous ones quite easily through the book and you feel engrossed with the emotions of the characters。 Loved it and looking forward to the next book 。。。more
william shields
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Enjoyed reading this book。
Lois Zollars
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Wow！！！！！！！ Super Read！The first book in this series was wonderful， this second one is great！！！！ Anna Jacobs NEVER fails to get me TOTALLY engrossed in her stories！ I love how the beloved characters from previous stories keep popping up， and the villain（s） you love to hate make their appearances， too！ This book #2 is a bit of a "cliffhanger"， so we will have to wait until May 12， 2022 to find out how everything plays out！！！！！ I preordered book #3 already！！！！！！ Wow！！！！！！！ Super Read！The first book in this series was wonderful， this second one is great！！！！ Anna Jacobs NEVER fails to get me TOTALLY engrossed in her stories！ I love how the beloved characters from previous stories keep popping up， and the villain（s） you love to hate make their appearances， too！ This book #2 is a bit of a "cliffhanger"， so we will have to wait until May 12， 2022 to find out how everything plays out！！！！！ I preordered book #3 already！！！！！！ 。。。more
josephine Hunt
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A book that it is difficult to put down。I have really enjoyed this story， it is nice to remember the previous characters and look forward to exploring their lives。 The problem is it is difficult to put the book down because you want to know what is happening next。 I look forward to the next story。
mois reads
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MaisieWhen maisie was left a house she couldn't believe it though it was meant for her mother but she had died so maisie inherited it and also found love but always waiting in the shadows evil lurked but she had Gabriel to protect her。 Another fantastic read from Anna can't wait for the next one。 MaisieWhen maisie was left a house she couldn't believe it though it was meant for her mother but she had died so maisie inherited it and also found love but always waiting in the shadows evil lurked but she had Gabriel to protect her。 Another fantastic read from Anna can't wait for the next one。 。。。more
Cyd
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I enjoyed this book， but thought the ending was rather abrupt。
Gaye Teather
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I thoroughly enjoyed this， the second in the Backshaw Moss series。 Although it isn't necessary to have read the first book to enjoy this one I did like the fact that some previous characters cropped up again in this book。 Gabriel is such a lovely， kind man as is his mother who welcomes Maisie into the family fold and where love blossoms between her and Gabriel。 What a beautiful character Maisie is and I was really willing her on all the way as she - and the rest of the family - tried to avoid th I thoroughly enjoyed this， the second in the Backshaw Moss series。 Although it isn't necessary to have read the first book to enjoy this one I did like the fact that some previous characters cropped up again in this book。 Gabriel is such a lovely， kind man as is his mother who welcomes Maisie into the family fold and where love blossoms between her and Gabriel。 What a beautiful character Maisie is and I was really willing her on all the way as she - and the rest of the family - tried to avoid the evil Higgerson who is set to hurt her and her family in order to get his hands on the property that was bequeathed to her by a distant relative in her will。 How I hated this man and I long for him to get his come uppance。 I highly recommend this series。 It tells of hard times in the 1930's， people's grit and determination， village unity as well as a lovely dash of romance and - to keep us shouting at the villain - a despicable man in Higgerson。 I look forward to the final book in the series。 My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Annarella
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i didn't read the first book in this series but it wasn't a problem as I thoroughly enjoyed this one。It's a compelling， fascinating and well written family saga tha kept me turning pages。There's plenty of emotions， secrets。 The characters are fleshed out and interesting， the historical background vivid。Highly recommended。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine i didn't read the first book in this series but it wasn't a problem as I thoroughly enjoyed this one。It's a compelling， fascinating and well written family saga tha kept me turning pages。There's plenty of emotions， secrets。 The characters are fleshed out and interesting， the historical background vivid。Highly recommended。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine 。。。more
Dave Wheeler
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Maisie is the second fortunate Lady to be bequeathed a house in Backshaw Moss after a tough childhood things begun to turn and life gets exciting for her。 It's based in the 1930's it's still tough in Lancashire they are still recovering from "The Great War" and Hitler is causing major concerns acrossthe waters。 But the 2nd World War is still a little way of。 If you read the first book that's good but it doesn't matter this can be standalone or part 2。 Maisie has changed her surname a few times a Maisie is the second fortunate Lady to be bequeathed a house in Backshaw Moss after a tough childhood things begun to turn and life gets exciting for her。 It's based in the 1930's it's still tough in Lancashire they are still recovering from "The Great War" and Hitler is causing major concerns acrossthe waters。 But the 2nd World War is still a little way of。 If you read the first book that's good but it doesn't matter this can be standalone or part 2。 Maisie has changed her surname a few times as she moved on in life she loses her mother and has to set out on her own。 But the good news is she has been left the 2nd of 3 houses left by a distant cousin she has never met。 It was actually left to her Mum but a she is no longer it's now passes to Our Maisie。 Biff （not from the beano or Dandy） but a P。I。 who has set up on his own as he left his previous boss because he didn't like his way of doing things which nearly got him into a lot of trouble when Sergeant Deemer。 Now he works with him and they have there hands full as Higgerson wants these houses and is not pleased to see another one being occupied， so sends his henchmen to cause havoc and scare her senseless。 It's not pleasant as you may well imagine。 There is some more good news as she befriends Gabriel and with him finds a family of stability， kindness and acceptance。 And maybe love。 If you read the first book there are some familiar characters some are quirky all are believable and add to a great mix that I'm sure you will enjoy。 It's well set and you'll feel your in the era and place I was able to escape myself for a good few hours and leave the present Covid world 🌎 behind and my family saga to enjoy that of Maisie and the clan， or is it tribe this side of Hadrian's Wall。 Whichever it is I hope you enjoy this trip back in time。There another surprise for Maisie as a visitor bring a huge shock that stirs up the mix a little bit more。 Ay lad it tant Yorkshire tha know it em with the Red Rose。 。。。more
Sandra
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A Wonderful book and a lovely series。 I love the stories set around the Valleys they are so addictive。 Maisie Bassett is a young lady of 22 yrs of age who has had a hard life living with her mother in rented rooms。 When her mother passes away she is left only with an old sewing box and a clue as to her father's identity， changing her name she heads for Rivenshaw the town she believes her mother came from。 Finding a job and a place to live she settles into her new life until she hears of an inher A Wonderful book and a lovely series。 I love the stories set around the Valleys they are so addictive。 Maisie Bassett is a young lady of 22 yrs of age who has had a hard life living with her mother in rented rooms。 When her mother passes away she is left only with an old sewing box and a clue as to her father's identity， changing her name she heads for Rivenshaw the town she believes her mother came from。 Finding a job and a place to live she settles into her new life until she hears of an inheritance then things start to happen。 One man is after her inheritance and is determined to get it at whatever the cost， Higgerson does not care who he hurts and will go to any lengths to obtain what he wants。 Can Maisie keep hold of her inheritance and her safety。 This book has been brilliant but Anna Jacobs please give Higgerson the ending he so richly deserves（a painful one） 5* 。。。more
Angela Thompson
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A Valley Secret by Anna Jacobs5 stars from me for this fabulous story by the author that never fails to delight in her stories。I love every character and the storyline grabs you from the very first page。Brilliant can't wait for the next one。 A Valley Secret by Anna Jacobs5 stars from me for this fabulous story by the author that never fails to delight in her stories。I love every character and the storyline grabs you from the very first page。Brilliant can't wait for the next one。 。。。more
Brenda
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Set in 1930s England， the second books in the Backshaw Moss series is about trust， family， love， choices， overcoming heartache and hope。 Anna Jacobs writes beautifully， simply and has a special way with words。 She skillfully manages to create emotive scenes and characters which make my heart fill with sorrow， nostalgia and warmth all at the same time。 Ida dies， leaving her young adult daughter Maisie alone。 Going through personal effects， Maisie opens an old sewing box and discovers secrets whic Set in 1930s England， the second books in the Backshaw Moss series is about trust， family， love， choices， overcoming heartache and hope。 Anna Jacobs writes beautifully， simply and has a special way with words。 She skillfully manages to create emotive scenes and characters which make my heart fill with sorrow， nostalgia and warmth all at the same time。 Ida dies， leaving her young adult daughter Maisie alone。 Going through personal effects， Maisie opens an old sewing box and discovers secrets which could change everything。 She has grown up economizing and is practical and astute。 But she is shattered by a dangerous situation she must find a way out of。 Gabriel enters the scene and wishes to provide security。 Life， of course， is not all roses as they discover。 Layer upon layer of secrets arise。My favourite aspects of the book are the characters and the historical bits which lend authenticity。 I could hear the creaks of the old sewing box and the crinkle of papers and feel the mustiness （but what potential！） of the house。 Talk about extra sensory！ Subtly written but with oomph in its simplicity。 As with the first， Jacobs includes personal family photos which is a wonderfully thoughtful touch。Historical Fiction readers， do seek out this series。 In fact， read anything by this author you can！My sincere thank you to Hodder & Stoughton and NetGalley for the privilege of reading this book which gently tugged at my heart。 I am very curious to discover what Anna Jacobs has in store next！ 。。。more
Rachel
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A Valley Secret by Anna Jacobs is a wonderful historical fiction saga that is the second book in the truly enjoyable new series: Backshaw Moss。 I am really into this new series！I have read several books by Ms。 Jacobs by now and have loved every one of them， so I knew I had to read her newest book。 I really loved the first book in this series， A Valley Dream， and this is on par with that gem。 This is pre-WWI in a fictional village in England。 This book focusses on Maisie and her life， inheritance A Valley Secret by Anna Jacobs is a wonderful historical fiction saga that is the second book in the truly enjoyable new series: Backshaw Moss。 I am really into this new series！I have read several books by Ms。 Jacobs by now and have loved every one of them， so I knew I had to read her newest book。 I really loved the first book in this series， A Valley Dream， and this is on par with that gem。 This is pre-WWI in a fictional village in England。 This book focusses on Maisie and her life， inheritance， and change in fortunes。 I really enjoyed Maisie’s story。 Her personality， growth， progression， and maturity that took place during the course of the story really drew me in。 I enjoyed the threads of mystery， surprises， and romance that weaved their way into the novel and I especially enjoyed Gabriel and their relationship。 I also really， really liked the ending。 Truly captured my attention。 （Of note， I also really appreciate and enjoyed the family photos that were included by the author at the end。 So cool！ Thank you！）Looking forward to seeing how it all wraps up in third book。 5/5 starsThank you NG and Hodder & Stoughton for this wonderful arc and in return I am submitting my unbiased and voluntary review and opinion。I am posting this review to my GR and Bookbub accounts immediately and will post it to my Amazon， Instagram， and B&N accounts upon publication。 。。。more
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