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I will be looking for more of Ruth Hamilton.

This touching tale of 3 females born on a Saturday, from Beth age 9, Magsy in her mid 30's, and Nellie heading for 80, with the trials and tribulations brought to them through their menfolk, many hardships, sickness, and love, will have you laughing and then blinking back tears. Three women, all seeking something that only time will reveal. Beth O'Gara, her small daughter, born with an intelligence beyond her years, who might just have the chance to better herself. Magsy O'Gara, whose love for her dead husband dominates her life.

Nellie - cruelly called Smelly Nelly by her neighbours - condemned to live in a silent world and whose past conceals a brutal secret. Saturdays Child Hardcover Januby Ruth Hamilton (Author) 198 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover from 195.00 2 New from 195.00 Paperback 13.20 18 Used from 0.01 1 New from 13.20 Mass Market Paperback 3.71 11 Used from 3. There are three of them - of varying ages and conditions of life - all Saturday's children.

For those of you who enjoyed Catherine Cookson, you will enjoy this author. I hadn't read anything from Ruth Hamilton before, and I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Picked this book up from a little library as I had finished my books I had with me. Magsy OGara, her husband killed in the war, plodded through her daily routine as a hospital cleaner, dedicating all her.