Vivienne Dockerty - Free Library Land Online

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Life is hard for Maggie, an Irish emigrant who must make a new life for herself when the famine forces her to leave her country. Bound into a loveless marriage, and viewed with suspicion by people who do not want the immigrants to take their jobs, Maggie must play the dutiful wife and daughter-in-law until fate can play its part. Vivienne Dockerty has written a gripping historical novel, about Irish Emigration and the determination of one woman to build a better life, made all the more fascinating by the historical fact that encompasses the story being told.]]> Sat, 15 Nov 2014 10:28:34 +0200 A Distant Dream https://dystopia.library.land/vivienne-dockerty/191897-a_distant_dream.html https://dystopia.library.land/vivienne-dockerty/191897-a_distant_dream.html

The year is 1847 during the Irish Potato Famine. Three year old Molly Mayo goes missing whilst her family are away at her mother's funeral. Maggie, her sister, has gone to England to start a new life there and believes that her sibling is being cared for by a relative, but the Filbeys, a childless couple who live in the area, have other plans. A new world beckons, a place of golden opportunity for a hardworking couple and the little girl will thrive in this distant land. The book, part of a trilogy beginning with A Woman Undefeated (Maggie's story) traces the generations throughout the years, until 1957 when young Patrick Mayo, made an orphan in the war years and sent to Australia as part of the re-population scheme, completes the family circle by returning to his Irish homeland. This saga is one of dreams, tragedy and unrequited love, along with the highs and lows of settlers' fortunes on the other side of the world. It highlights their endurance and fortitude in an otherwise...]]> Tue, 15 Nov 1994 10:28:34 +0200 Shattered Dreams https://dystopia.library.land/vivienne-dockerty/199185-shattered_dreams.html https://dystopia.library.land/vivienne-dockerty/199185-shattered_dreams.html

Shattered Dreams is the continuing saga of the Dockerty family. Based on a manuscript left by Vivienne’s mother, the story tells of a young couple’s dreams for their future together, only to have them shattered because of the 1930s Depression and conscription into the Second?World War. Most of the story is written from the experiences of an ordinary soldier in his endeavours to keep alive whilst battles raged all around him and many of his comrades were killed. Eddie was a stricken man who returned to Civvy?Street to a land that was most certainly not fit for heroes.?The country faced rationing, mass unemployment and a huge amount of money owed to the?USA and, at the expense of the country’s younger generation, many hadn’t survived to make Britain great again. Shattered Dreams will appeal to fans of Vivienne Dockerty’s work and those that enjoy World War 2 and biographical fiction. Vivienne is inspired by Katie Flynn and Maureen Lee and her...]]> Fri, 15 Nov 2002 17:06:50 +0200 Dreams Can Come True https://dystopia.library.land/vivienne-dockerty/195080-dreams_can_come_true.html https://dystopia.library.land/vivienne-dockerty/195080-dreams_can_come_true.html

Twenty years have passed since Maggie settled with Jack in A Woman Undefeated. Now Jack wishes to return to Ireland for a nostalgic visit. Maggie is reluctant to make the trip, not wishing to invoke painful memories and concerned about leaving her now thriving business.However, putting her concerns aside she travels to Ireland with Jack. Once there they find themselves embroiled in dramatic events in the still troubled land Caught up in the troubles as British Soldiers search for Irish dissidents, Maggie and Jack learn that travelling in the Irish countryside is fraught with danger... In Dreams Can Come True Vivienne Dockerty continues the enticing tale of Maggie.]]> Wed, 15 Nov 1995 13:39:16 +0200 Her Heart's Desire https://dystopia.library.land/vivienne-dockerty/195079-her_hearts_desire.html https://dystopia.library.land/vivienne-dockerty/195079-her_hearts_desire.html

Her Heart's Desire is another Dockerty saga based on Vivienne's family tree, set in Victorian Merseyside in 1893. Eighteen year old Lily is spoilt and petted by her father. She spurns the love of Charlie, a twenty-one year old shipyard worker. A courtship from a boy with his lowly background would never do. Lily has her heart set on marrying her cousin Lawrence Patterson, a sea captain with whom Lily has fallen in love. But Lawrence marries Bertha, Lily's older sister, and Lily, unable to have her heart's desire, marries Army officer Roland instead. Charlie, who is left bereft when his beloved marries another, finds himself burdened with Mary, a wife who can be cruel and manipulative, causing him to up sticks and make a new life for himself elsewhere. By 1903 both have been widowed. Roland has been killed in the Boer War and Mary died in childbirth. Will fate bring Lily and Charlie back together? Only time will tell... Her Heart's Desire will appeal to fans of...]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2005 13:39:16 +0200 Clouds Below the Mountains https://dystopia.library.land/vivienne-dockerty/191259-clouds_below_the_mountains.html https://dystopia.library.land/vivienne-dockerty/191259-clouds_below_the_mountains.html

Are other people really having a lovely time on holiday or do they just look like they are, whilst you're in the middle of a row with your partner? This is a fly on the wall story about the lives of guests at the Hotel Valia, a small All Inclusive complex with a backdrop of mountains in Costa Adeje, Tenerife. Lucy Bromwich is the hotel rep. She has a bubbly personality, she's a good listener and enjoys her job, except for her pernickety supervisor Kath, who seems determined to make her life difficult. Amongst the guests who arrive at the Reina Sofia Airport is Paul Cooper, a hardworking car salesman, on holiday with his adored wife Cheryl and their two children, Annabelle and Jack. Paul will do anything to keep his family happy, even if it means going into debt for them, just as long as he can bask in the warmth of his wife's smile. Used to getting her own way, Cheryl manipulates her husband into granting her every whim... but is their marriage strong enough to withstand a hefty...]]> Wed, 15 Nov 1995 10:20:42 +0200