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Pride Family #3
Hettie of Hope Street
A breathtaking tale set of one girl’s determination to triumph against the odds. From the bestselling author of Child of the Mersey and Home for Christmas.
Hettie is an orphan, taken in by Ellie Pride and her husband to their Preston home and treated as one of the family. But she has never felt she truly belonged.
Hettie has a special gift – a beautiful singing voice – and on the cusp of womanhood, she makes a choice that will alter the course of her life. Amid the bright lights of Liverpool, she will follow her dreams.
But once there, the only way to survive is working in the kitchens of a restaurant. Until, by chance, she is heard singing by the owner…
Whisked to London, Hettie is thrown into a theatrical and colourful world but one with a dark side, its young inhabitants haunted by the horror of the First World War, and stalked by the fear of the Depression to come.
Then tragedy strikes, and Hettie must decide between her heart and her head, her duty and her desire…
Hettie is an orphan, taken in by Ellie Pride and her husband to their Preston home and treated as one of the family. But she has never felt she truly belonged.
Hettie has a special gift – a beautiful singing voice – and on the cusp of womanhood, she makes a choice that will alter the course of her life. Amid the bright lights of Liverpool, she will follow her dreams.
But once there, the only way to survive is working in the kitchens of a restaurant. Until, by chance, she is heard singing by the owner…
Whisked to London, Hettie is thrown into a theatrical and colourful world but one with a dark side, its young inhabitants haunted by the horror of the First World War, and stalked by the fear of the Depression to come.
Then tragedy strikes, and Hettie must decide between her heart and her head, her duty and her desire…
546 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 19, 2005
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About the author
Annie Groves
40 books170 followersPenelope Jones Halsall aka: Caroline Courtney, Penny Jordan, Lydia Hitchcock, Melinda Wright
Penelope "Penny" Jones was born on November 24, 1946 in a Preston, Lancashire, England.
She had been a keen reader from the childhood. She was a storyteller long before she began to write romantic fiction.
She has earned a living as a writer since the 1970s when, as a shorthand typist, she entered a competition run by the Romantic Novelists' Association. Although she didn't win, she found an agent. She published four regency novels as Caroline Courtney, before changing her name to Melinda Wright and then she wrote two thrillers as Lydia Hitchcock. Soon after that, Mills and Boon accepted her first novel for them, Falcon's Prey as Penny Jordan. However, for her present historical romance novels, she has adopted her mother's maiden-name to become Annie Groves. Almost 70m of her 167 Mills and Boon novels have been sold worldwide.
Now Penny Halsall lived in a house in Nantwich, Cheshire. She worked from home.
Penny died on 31 December 2011.
Penelope "Penny" Jones was born on November 24, 1946 in a Preston, Lancashire, England.
She had been a keen reader from the childhood. She was a storyteller long before she began to write romantic fiction.
She has earned a living as a writer since the 1970s when, as a shorthand typist, she entered a competition run by the Romantic Novelists' Association. Although she didn't win, she found an agent. She published four regency novels as Caroline Courtney, before changing her name to Melinda Wright and then she wrote two thrillers as Lydia Hitchcock. Soon after that, Mills and Boon accepted her first novel for them, Falcon's Prey as Penny Jordan. However, for her present historical romance novels, she has adopted her mother's maiden-name to become Annie Groves. Almost 70m of her 167 Mills and Boon novels have been sold worldwide.
Now Penny Halsall lived in a house in Nantwich, Cheshire. She worked from home.
Penny died on 31 December 2011.
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August 23, 2018
I read this book some time ago and I really enjoyed the story. Recommended.
January 27, 2012
the story wasnt so bad.......bit predictable...but oh the dialogue...
sugary and sentimental.......
it applies to the writing too in lots of places....
sorry but this book annoyed me and i struggled to get thru it.
sugary and sentimental.......
it applies to the writing too in lots of places....
sorry but this book annoyed me and i struggled to get thru it.
April 25, 2022
Really enjoyed this tale of hope of a young woman and her journey in Liverpool to then London to pursue a career in singing. But deep in her roots she was always wanting to return home and feel belonged amongst her adopted family.
I developed a deep interest in some of the characters and others not so much and couldn't wait to be rid of their annoying personality. This made this book quite hard to put down.
Credit to the author as this book took drastic turns in the most unexpected places and made me exclaim verbally. Totally unpredictable until the very end......but its what I wanted to happen so I'm happy with the result.
I developed a deep interest in some of the characters and others not so much and couldn't wait to be rid of their annoying personality. This made this book quite hard to put down.
Credit to the author as this book took drastic turns in the most unexpected places and made me exclaim verbally. Totally unpredictable until the very end......but its what I wanted to happen so I'm happy with the result.
September 9, 2018
Even if the storyline in this book is set in the past millennium, I think some women of the 21st century can relate to the plights and hopes of Hettie and her family. It is a very touching story about a woman's dreams and secrets. You might laugh and cry as Hettie will gradually learn to become a confident woman. Strangely, by the time I finished the book, I felt a bit more confident of myself.
Unless you are not into sentimental types of stories, I will definitely recommend this book.
Unless you are not into sentimental types of stories, I will definitely recommend this book.
June 14, 2019
Bettie of hope street
An excellent book! The story showed true love and character of how it was years ago when families loved each other and really cared about each other. Values were of up most. Loved this book and how they cared about all different classes of people with pure love and kindness.y
An excellent book! The story showed true love and character of how it was years ago when families loved each other and really cared about each other. Values were of up most. Loved this book and how they cared about all different classes of people with pure love and kindness.y
May 30, 2020
Good Read
This is a fantastic book. It kept my interest from start to finish. The only problem I found was the seemenly disconnecion as to when one character stopped and the next one started. All in all I would recomend this as a good romantic read.
This is a fantastic book. It kept my interest from start to finish. The only problem I found was the seemenly disconnecion as to when one character stopped and the next one started. All in all I would recomend this as a good romantic read.
November 20, 2022
sad it’s come to an end
Enjoyed this series a lot, I’m sad that it’s finished as will now have to look for another. The book really draws you in so you get to know the characters making the transition to the next book easy
Enjoyed this series a lot, I’m sad that it’s finished as will now have to look for another. The book really draws you in so you get to know the characters making the transition to the next book easy
August 1, 2019
Wonderful read
Wonderful story full of emotion and drama. Kept my interest in all of the characters and how their lives would come out.
Wonderful story full of emotion and drama. Kept my interest in all of the characters and how their lives would come out.
August 23, 2022
Loved this book
August 22, 2023
So enjoyed!
I do believe that I shall miss Hettie, MS Groves! You have created a "friend" who I have enjoyed spending time with!
I do believe that I shall miss Hettie, MS Groves! You have created a "friend" who I have enjoyed spending time with!
April 2, 2024
Bit sickly sweet. Easy enough read but very predictable
January 6, 2015
The last of the Ellie Pride trilogy, which features Ellie's stepdaughter Henrietta "Hettie" who is blessed with a beautiful singing voice and is selected for a London show. She goes on a journey of development and learning about the seedier aspects of life as well as performing and then has to make an agonizing decision about her future.
August 11, 2016
A lovely ending to this family saga, i'm so happy with Hetties choices in the end and am sad to say goodbye to this family!
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