Marie Joseph 
World Apart 
a moving and emotional Lancashire saga about one woman s resolve to start afresh

If you like Katie Flynn, Rosie Clarke and Catherine Cookson, you will love this captivating and heart -warming saga by bestselling and prizewinning author Marie Joseph. We meet Daisy Bell again (A Better World Than This) – in the aftermath of war, can she build a new life?’Marie Joseph is an amazing success story’ — Woman’s Weekly’Marie Joseph has the same rare, magical gift as Catherine Cookson for turning everyday people with everyday lives into the stuff of fascination.’ — Kent Evening Post’She is a winner every time she writes’ — Manchester Evening News’Marie Joseph’s descriptions and turn of phrase are a joy to read…’ — ***** Reader review’Loved this story, pure escapism’ — ***** Reader review’Compelling and very readable – recommended for an afternoon relaxing read.’ — ***** Reader*********************************************************IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY, CAN SHE BUILD A NEW LIFE?1947: The war is over, finally.Life at Daisy Penny’s Blackpool boarding house, Shangri-La, is good – as good as it can be when you’ve got to feed your family and guests on rations and your husband is sickly. But still she carries on…However, when tragedy strikes, the indomitable Daisy makes the difficult decision to cut her ties, sell her boarding-house in Blackpool and start a new life in the country.Has she the strength to start afresh?Daisy’s story started in A Better World Than This, which won the Romantic Novelists’ Award.