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Fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Sagas, Historical fiction
Heartrending and breathtaking, Bad Boy Jack from Sunday Times bestselling writer Josephine Cox is perfect for fans of Lesley Pearse and Rosie Goodwin.
'Cox's talent as a storyteller never lets you escape' Daily MailThe thrilling saga of a man who must battle against the odds to reunite the family he has split asunder, from the Number One bestselling author Josephine Cox.
Can he find his children, and the woman he loves, before everything is lost?
Unable to cope with raising his children alone, Robert Sullivan abandons them to others, until he has a change of heart and decides to go back for them. But on the way there, he is involved in a horrific accident.
Jack and Nancy are placed in the brutal regime of the Galloway Children's Home, where Jack's devotion to his sister and fiery temper land him in more trouble. The children find themselves at the mercy of the corrupt Clive Ennington, who splits them up and sells Nancy off to the highest bidder.
Meanwhile Mary, Robert's only love, is forced to seek a new life for herself. She decides to marry Paul Marshall, the handsome owner of a seaside guesthouse but her chance of happiness is threatened by his embittered aunt. As Robert recovers in hospital he is determined to find and reunite his family. But when he realises the terrible consequences of his actions, he begins to wonder if he will ever see Mary and the children again.
Praise for Bad Boy Jack: A father's struggle to reunite his family
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Josephine Cox brings so much freshness to the plot, and the characters . . . Her fans will love this coming-of-age novel. - Birmingham Post
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Another hit for Josephine Cox - Sunday Express
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Driven and passionate - The Sunday Times
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Cox's talent as a storyteller never lets you escape the spell - Daily Mail
Josephine Cox
Josephine Cox was born in a cotton-mill house in Blackburn, one of ten children. At the age of sixteen, Josephine met and married her husband Ken, and had two sons. When the boys started school, she decided to go to college and eventually gained a place at Cambridge University. She was unable to take this up as it would have meant living away from home, but she went into teaching - and started to write her first full-length novel. Her strong, gritty stories are taken from the tapestry of life.
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