Miranda's Family

Name: Miranda's Family
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9780749032456
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The uplifting story from the multi-million copy bestselling author Anna Jacobs

By Anna Jacobs

Series: Miranda's Family

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Brief Description

Miranda Westerby always believed she was an only child. When her adoptive mother dies, Miranda discovers a box of papers in the attic of the family home, and the contents shock her to her core: she is the eldest of four children, scattered to the four... Read More

Format: Hardback

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Description

Miranda sets out to find her siblings, and along the way she finds a love of her own.

Miranda's Family by Anna Jacobs is a captivating tale of discovery and the bonds of family.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780749032456

Publisher: Allison & Busby

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 17 April 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Allison & Busby

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 134.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 288

Collections

Anna Jacobs Comfort Reads Contemporary Romance Fiction General Fiction Romance Series: Miranda's Family

About the Author

Anna Jacobs was born in Lancashire at the beginning of the Second World War. She has lived in different parts of England as well as Australia and has enjoyed setting her modern and historical novels in both countries. She is addicted to telling stories and recently celebrated the publication of her one hundredth novel, as well as sixty years of marriage. Anna has sold over five million copies of her books to date.

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