1883–1946
As the child lay huddled in the bed, her face streaked with tears, she listened to the sound of voices from below as neighbours comforted her father. Tomorrow was to be her mother’s funeral and Anne felt very small and frightened.
Life was to change immeasurably over the following years from shattered family bonds to the joy and excitement of the Music Hall and falling in love.
Over the next decades as the nation battled against a world where loyalties would be tested in two World Wars, Anne would find the strength to move forward, gathering the fragments of her broken family on a journey of resilience and love.
Although the author has enjoyed writing short stories for many years, Chasing Rainbows is her first published novel. Maureen has two daughters and seven grandchildren. She grew up in London