Beyond the Sunset

by Margaret Thornton

Molly Rimmer, swept up in the atmosphere of celebrartion on the evening of Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1897, accompanies her friend Flo to the centre of Blackpool. During the festivities she meets Joss, a distinguished gentleman who is clearly smitten by her. Her future seems full of promise but her dreams are dashed when tragedy strikes her family and she has to take responsibility for her siblings, leaving her ambitions, and Joss, behind. Life is a struggle but in time she marries Hector Stubbins, believing she has found love and security, but Hector is not the man he first appears to be.

480 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Margaret Thornton was born in Blackpool and has lived there all her life. She was a qualified teacher but retired in order to concentrate on her writing.

Thornton has two children and five grandchildren. Her previous Blackpool sagas are available from Headline and have been highly praised. To date, she has written 24 novels.