ANNE BENNETT
THE CHILD ON THE DOORSTEP
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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
Copyright © Anne Bennett 2018
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Source ISBN: 9780008162337
Ebook Edition © February 2018 ISBN: 9780008162344
Version: 2018-01-05
In loving memory of Denis Bennett
Table of Contents
Angela took her coat from the hook at the back of the door and stepped out into the early morning. The day was a chilly one – it was early yet but Angela was glad the bite of winter seemed to be gone at last, though it was only early March 1926. In the children’s verse March was supposed to begin like a lion and end