Margaret Thornton 3 Books Collection Set (Pastures New, One Week in August, Love and Marriage)

Titles in This Set : Pastures NewOne Week in AugustLove and Marriage Condition : BRAND NEWFormat : PaperbackISBN : 9789124140328 Pastures NewHaving been firm friends ever since they met in a Blackpool boarding house, Val, Cissie and Janice are all now happily settled with their families.But the new decade brings changes for all three women: Val finds it hard at times to love her son who is causing problems. Janice and her husband make a decision about their future, but quickly begin to wonder if they have bitten off more than they can chew. One Week in AugustJanice Butler is working as a waitress at her mother's Blackpool boarding house when she meets Val Horrocks and Cissie Foster who are visiting from Halifax, and the three form an instant friendship.Romance beckons for all of them, but the events of one evening at a local dance will change all their lives for better and for worse, and all three girls will discover that life doesn't always turn out as one would expect. Love and MarriageVal Walker is looking forward to starting a family, her best friend Cissie is expecting her second child, and newly engaged Janice is looking forward to wedded bliss.But the road to happiness isn't easy. Val struggles to fall pregnant with her longed for first baby, Cissie's husband starts taking an interest in a new female colleague, and Janice is torn between leaving her widowed father and younger brother behind in Blackpool and her new life in Yorkshire. About The Author :MARGARET THORNTON is Professor of Law and ANU Public Policy Fellow at the Australian National University. Her research interests span feminist legal theory, discrimination, legal education, legal profession and the corporatisation of universities. ...