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New Beginnings
A new generation grapples with their legacy in the final book in the much-loved Almonds and Raisins series from the author of Out of the Ashes. A. P., the grandson of the Jewish matriarch, Marianne, has inherited his Catholic mother’s family title and finds himself questioning the wealth and privilege that is suddenly his. Meanwhile, his cousins, Janis, Jeremy and Bessie, are left a fortune when their parents are killed by a car bomb and Jeremy’s search for the assassin has far-reaching consequences for all the family . . . The conclusion of the captivating Almonds and Raisins series, New Beginnings is perfect for fans of Emma Hornby and Sheelagh Kelly. Praise for the writing of Maisie Mosco “Once in every generation or so a book comes along which lifts the curtain.” —The Guardian “Full of freshness and fascination.” —Manchester Evening News “The undisputed queen of her genre.” —The Jewish Chronicle
Scattered Seed
Decades after fleeing hardships in Russia, a Jewish family faces troubles as Europe sits on the brink of World War II in this emotional saga. Thirty years have passed since the Sandberg family arrived in Manchester, penniless and bewildered, after fleeing certain death in Russia. Sarah and Abraham’s children have forgotten the poverty and struggles of their youth, and their grandchildren have never known such hardship. But the prosperity that has come with their adopted country has brought other problems. Sons David and Nathan have to face the strains of their arranged marriages and feeling increasingly at odds with the mood of the nation. The year is 1935, and while Hitler rules in German...
Out of the Ashes
In Out of the Ashes a modern matriarch takes over from her dead grandmother, determined to maintain the family loyalty and simple values she fears that the younger generation has lost. Still coming to terms with widowhood, Marianne, a successful author, has to balance the demands of her career against the age-old tradition impelling her to hold the family together, a task beset by contemporary influences her immigrant grandmother could not have envisaged. There is the tragedy that befalls her actor nephew, the havoc wreaked by a disturbed child, the seemingly insoluble problem eroding her son's marriage, and the far-reaching consequences of one of the family's marrying a German girl. Marianne's own life takes an unexpected turn when she meets a man whose love threatens her family involvement and her independence. Out of the Ashes, with its rich cast of characters, is a moving family saga of the eighties in which the shadow of neo-Nazism lives side by side with the human drama that has earned Maisie Mosco a worldwide readership of all ages.
Children's Children
From “the undisputed queen of her genre,” a family saga continuing the story of two Jewish families in northern England bonded by a history of hardship (The Jewish Chronicle). Shortly into the twentieth century, the Sandberg and Moritz families were thrown together in their adopted city of Manchester. Now, the grandchildren of those immigrants are on the cusp of adulthood and the cracks are starting to show. The family elders are outraged at how little their offspring appreciate the struggles they faced: the arrival in England, penniless, not speaking the language, the rise of Hitler and the horror of the Holocaust. Decades after their forbears arrived in the country, the young people ca...
A Sense of Place
A successful Jewish stage actress in 1930s London finds love and sacrifice when she travels to pre-war Berlin in this heartwarming historical saga. The year is 1930, and Alison Plantaine is a star. She is thirty and in the full bloom of her stage career. But she is lonely, and for years, no man had been able to compete with the pace and intensity of her life. Only when she visits Berlin does she find a passion to rival the theatre. She falls madly in love with Richard Lindemann, who opens her eyes to what is happening around her. He shows her the dangers that may befall a nation under the grip of the Nazi regime. As Alison becomes involved in the concerns of those she cares for, she contemplates a world beyond the stage—a world that was moving faster and faster towards tragedy and war . . . A historical saga about love from a much-loved novelist, perfect for fans of Rita Bradshaw and Margaret Dickinson. Praise for the writing of Maisie Mosco “Once in every generation or so a book comes along which lifts the curtain.” —The Guardian “Full of freshness and fascination.” —Manchester Evening News “The undisputed queen of her genre.” —Jewish Chronicle
Between Two Worlds
A young girl is drawn to her dramatic family heritage in the first Alison Plantaine saga from the author of Almonds and Raisins. Alison Plantaine was born to the theatre. As a child the life she knew was one of backstage dramas and highly-charged emotions. The desire to perform is in her Plantaine blood. But when Alison learns about her secret heritage it makes her question the path she has chosen. Meanwhile, tastes are changing and the family passion for acting is losing touch with trends. A war is breaking out and Alison senses change in the air. Her mother is a gifted actress and wants her daughter to follow in her footsteps. Her father, shrewd and practical, understands that his daughter...
For Love and Duty
When her mother dies in the late 1930's, Bella gives up Oxford to provide for her younger brother and sister. Bella transforms their family-owned clothing store into a high-fashion international business, but happiness doesn't come as easily as success in the business world. After Bella recognizes her own strengths, she finds the lasting love she deserves.
Sotah
Beautiful, fragile Dina Reich, a young woman in Jerusalem's ultra-Orthodox haredi enclave, stands accused of the community's most unforgivable sin: adultery. Raised with her sisters to be an obedient daughter and a dutiful wife, Dina secretly yearned for the knowledge, romance, and excitement that she knew her circumscribed life would never satisfy. When her first romance is tragically thwarted, she willingly enters into an arranged marriage with a loving but painfully quiet man. Dina's deeply repressed passions become impossible to ignore, finding a dangerous outlet in a sudden and intense obsession with a married man, with terrible consequences. Exiled to New York City, Dina meets Joan, a modern secular woman who challenges all she knows of the world and herself. Set against the exotic backdrop of Jerusalem's glistening white stones and ancient rituals, Sotah is a contemporary story of the struggle to reconcile tradition with freedom, and faith with love.
Gang Girls
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Almonds and Raisins
A family’s survival depends on their unbreakable bond. First in the trilogy of new beginnings and lasting dreams from the “undisputed queen of her genre” (The Jewish Chronicle). The Sandberg family arrive in England having fled Russia to avoid persecution. It is 1905, and in their new home of Manchester they soon discover that hardships can come in many forms. It’s a friendship with their neighbors, the Moritz family, that finally makes them feel at ease. As the two families become increasingly intertwined, it is eldest son David who finds the culture of his new country encourages him to rebel against his mother’s wishes. Sarah Sandberg has ruled the family with a quiet authority b...
