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 Jonker, Joan
Sunshine. Although Nellie infuriates and exasperates Molly every day, she still "Loves the bones of her".
Victoria Clegg. Miss Clegg is over 90 years of age, and is the oldest resident in the street.
She found out he was a Bradley. Phil kept his family name secret so that Doreen wouldn't realise he was one of the Bradleys. He was ashamed to be one of them and hoped Doreen would never find out.
Cream Slice. Nellie cannot resist a cream slice and has been known to sneak back to the shop after tea to buy an extra one if she thinks no-one will notice.
Hanley's. Edna Hanley runs the baker's shop with her husband Tom and daughter Emily
Johnson's Dye Works. Ruthie and her best friend Bella get taken on at Johnson's and Ruthie is delighted because her sister Doreen also worked there until her marriage to Phil.
Kenneth Thompson. Tommo, or Ken, as he likes to be called, was named after his father who died when Ken was ten.
You Stole My Heart Away. Since Joan passed away in 2006, sadly there will be no more stories about Molly and Nellie.
Derek. Derek Mattocks falls for Clare at first sight and finally persuades her to go out with him.
Elsie Flanagan. Elsie is the neighbourhood gossip whom everyone avoids, except Nellie, who is more than a match for her!
George and Lily. George and Lily Wilson are two of the biggest 'rotters' in any of Joan's books - they are cruel and abusive to all six of their children.
Black with a silver buckle. They are black patent leather with a high heel, and an ankle strap with a silver buckle. Sadie has to 'learn to walk' all over again as she has never had a pair of heels before. They are the first decent pair of shoes she's ever owned and she loves them.
A kiss. Harry finds Sadie crying when her Mam spends all her wages and won't give her any money, and says he will buy a kiss for sixpence. He says that it has to be "one of his famous smackeroos" as a peck isn't worth the full sixpence.
Thruppence. Items from Mary Ann's stall are "tuppence with a hole, thruppence without" and then Sadie starts her "superior quality sixpence" items too.
Fried egg and bread. He has fried eggs and bread, and when Sally asks for some he holds it out then snatches it away, and laughs when she cries. (I told you he was a rotter!)
Cigarette. Once Sadie has left home and her wages no longer arrive each week, Lily makes Dot get a job in the cigarette factory to make up the money.
Peter Townley. Peter becomes Sadie's neighbour when she moves in with Sarah and Joe, her 'adopted' grandparents, and drives her mad by popping up every time she leaves the house. Sadie realises he is only annoying because he reminds her of Harry and how much she misses him, and eventually they become friends.
Lead soldiers. Joe has kept a box of lead soldiers that he painted for his sons, in the wardrobe for 50 years. Both of Sarah and Joe's sons died in infancy, and they kept the soldiers to remind them of their boys.
Rice pudding. Sarah makes stew followed by rice pudding and Sadie is overwhelmed as she has never had rice pudding before, and can only just remember her mother cooking 'proper dinners' when she was a tiny child.
Candy floss. Harry takes Sadie to the fair on her birthday and tricks her by pretending to chew on the candy floss. Sadie has never tried it before and can't work out why she isn't "getting anything" when she tries to take a bite.
Les. Sadie has two brothers; Jimmy is 12 and Les is 9. Her sisters are Dot, Ellen and baby Sally.
Tango. Tommy and Spike both claim to be good dancers when Sadie agrees to go with them, but alas, it isn't true. Tommy manages to drop Sadie in front of everyone in the dance hall, but luckily she sees the funny side.
Worsley. Meeting Mary Ann turns out to be the best thing that ever happened to Sadie. She takes her under her wing and helps her escape from her dreadful parents and make a new life for herself, and later on, for her siblings.
50. There are 50 sixpences, one for each week they've been apart.
A pretty scarf. She is torn between a tortoise shell comb for her hair and the scarf, but plumps for the scarf on the advice of Sarah and Joe.
Hanford Avenue. They live at 18 Hanford Avenue, Orrell Park, in a 'six roomed house'. This is considered 'posh' by the standards of George's family and workmates, with a much higher rent than a smaller house. After George's accident he has to do light duties and has a wage cut so they move to a 'two up two down' with a much lower rent, in Willard Street where Lizzie lives.
Rose Cottage. Rose Cottage, in the village of Hope, is home to Gwen and Mered Owen. They are soon firm friends with the Richardsons, who have a wonderful holiday and promise to return next year.
Rooster. Cagney is the smallest rooster and Tess feels sorry for him and decides to 'feed him up' so the older, bigger, rooster Nelson won't be able to pick on him anymore.
A sack of grain falls on him. George works on the docks loading and unloading grain from the ships. A sack comes loose from the hook and falls, landing on the base of his spine. After several months he makes a good recovery, but for a while it is uncertain if he will ever walk again.
Rose on the wallpaper. 'Mrs. Lizzie's Rose' is a great favourite of Maddy and Tess, and Tess's story about it is published in a magazine.
Jean Tuffnell. Matron Jean has been a nurse since she was 17 years old, and is widely regarded as "knowing more than most doctors" by the rest of the hospital's nursing staff.
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