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Rebecca's Revenge
Come Back Peter
Tales from Portlaw
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No Need to Look for Love
'The Love Quartet'
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The Tannery Wager
'Fini and Archie'
'The Love Bridge'
'Forgotten Love'
The Priest's Calling Card
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Chapter One - The Irish Custom
Chapter Two - Patrick Duffy's Family Background
Chapter Three - Patrick Duffy Junior's Vocation to Priesthood
Chapter Four - The first years of the priesthood
Chapter Five - Father Patrick Duffy in Seattle
Chapter Six - Father Patrick Duffy, Portlaw Priest
Chapter Seven - Patrick Duffy Priest Power
Chapter Eight - Patrick Duffy Groundless Gossip
Chapter Nine - Monsignor Duffy of Portlaw
Chapter Ten - The Portlaw Inheritance of Patrick Duffy
Bigger and Better
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Chapter One - The Portlaw Runt
Chapter Two - Tony Arrives in California
Chapter Three - Tony's Life in San Francisco
Chapter Four - Tony and Mary
Chapter Five - The Portlaw Secret
The Oldest Woman in the World
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Chapter One - The Early Life of Sean Thornton
Chapter Two - Reporter to Investigator
Chapter Three - Search for the Oldest Person Alive
Chapter Four - Sean Thornton marries Sheila
Chapter Five - Discoveries of Widow Friggs' Past
Chapter Six - Facts and Truth are Not Always the Same
Sean and Sarah
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Chapter 1 - 'Return of the Prodigal Son'
Chapter 2 - 'The early years of sweet innocence in Portlaw'
Chapter 3 - 'The Separation'
Chapter 4 - 'Separation and Betrayal'
Chapter 5 - 'Portlaw to Manchester'
Chapter 6 - 'Salford Choices'
Chapter 7 - 'Life inside Prison'
Chapter 8 - 'The Aylesbury Pilgrimage'
Chapter 9 - Sean's interest in stone masonary'
Chapter 10 - 'Sean's and Tony's Partnership'
Chapter 11 - 'Return of the Prodigal Son'
The Alternative Christmas Party
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Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
The Life of Liam Lafferty
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Chapter One: ' Liam Lafferty is born'
Chapter Two : 'The Baptism of Liam Lafferty'
Chapter Three: 'The early years of Liam Lafferty'
Chapter Four : Early Manhood
Chapter Five : Ned's Secret Past
Chapter Six : Courtship and Marriage
Chapter Seven : Liam and Trish marry
Chapter Eight : Farley meets Ned
Chapter Nine : 'Ned comes clean to Farley'
Chapter Ten : Tragedy hits the family
Chapter Eleven : The future is brighter
The life and times of Joe Walsh
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Chapter One : 'The marriage of Margaret Mawd and Thomas Walsh’
Chapter Two 'The birth of Joe Walsh'
Chapter Three 'Marriage breakup and betrayal'
Chapter Four: ' The Walsh family breakup'
Chapter Five : ' Liverpool Lodgings'
Chapter Six: ' Settled times are established and tested'
Chapter Seven : 'Haworth is heaven is a place on earth'
Chapter Eight: 'Coming out'
Chapter Nine: Portlaw revenge
Chapter Ten: ' The murder trial of Paddy Groggy'
Chapter Eleven: 'New beginnings'
The Woman Who Hated Christmas
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Chapter One: 'The Christmas Enigma'
Chapter Two: ' The Breakup of Beth's Family''
Chapter Three: From Teenager to Adulthood.'
Chapter Four: 'The Mills of West Yorkshire.'
Chapter Five: 'Harrison Garner Showdown.'
Chapter Six : 'The Christmas Dance'
Chapter Seven : 'The ballot for Shop Steward.'
Chapter Eight: ' Leaving the Mill'
Chapter Ten: ' Beth buries her Ghosts'
Chapter Eleven: Beth and Dermot start off married life in Galway.
Chapter Twelve: The Twin Tragedy of Christmas, 1992.'
Chapter Thirteen: 'The Christmas star returns'
Chapter Fourteen: ' Beth's future in Portlaw'
The Last Dance
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Chapter One - ‘Nancy Swales becomes the Widow Swales’
Chapter Two ‘The secret night life of Widow Swales’
Chapter Three ‘Meeting Richard again’
Chapter Four ‘Clancy’s Ballroom: March 1961’
Chapter Five ‘The All Ireland Dancing Rounds’
Chapter Six ‘James Mountford’
Chapter Seven ‘The All Ireland Ballroom Latin American Dance Final.’
Chapter Eight ‘The Final Arrives’
Chapter Nine: 'Beth in Manchester.'
'Two Sisters'
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Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Fourteen Days
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Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
‘The Postman Always Knocks Twice’
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Author's Foreword
Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Celebrity Contacts
Contacts with Celebrities
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Journey to the Stars
Number 46
Shining Stars
Sweet Serendipity
There's Nowt Stranger Than Folk
Caught Short
A Day with Hannah Hauxwell
More Contacts with Celebrities
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Judgement Day
The One That Got Away
Two Women of Substance
The Outcasts
Cars for Stars
Going That Extra Mile
Lady in Red
Television Presenters
Thoughts and Musings
Bereavement
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Time to clear the Fallen Leaves
Eulogy for Uncle Johnnie
Nature
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Why do birds sing
Bill's Personal Development
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What I'd like to be remembered for
Second Chances
Roots
Holidays of Old
Memorable Moments of Mine
Cleckheaton Consecration
Canadian Loves
Mum's Wisdom
'Early life at my Grandparents'
Family Holidays
'Mother /Child Bond'
Childhood Pain
The Death of Lady
'Soldiering On'
'Romantic Holidays'
'On the roof'
Always wear clean shoes
'Family Tree'
The importance of poise
'Growing up with grandparents'
Love & Romance
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Dancing Partner
The Greatest
Arthur & Guinevere
Hands That Touch
Christian Thoughts, Acts and Words
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Reuben's Naming Ceremony
Love makes the World go round
Walks along the Mirfield canal
My Wedding
My Funeral
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Douglas the Dragon
Sleezy the Fox
Maw
Midnight Fighter
Action Annie
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Douglas the Dragon Play
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You On My Mind
The Ballad of Sleezy the Fox
Be My Life
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