ANY OLD IRON

For a girl of nineteen Kelly McCallan has more than her fair share of worries. Her mother is dying and needs constant care; her father has returned to Leicester from the Second World War but is an emotional wreck; and her brother, Mickey, who hates his job as a dustman, has turned to a life of crime that is putting the whole family at risk.

Kelley's boyfriend, Rodney, and his sister, Glenda, know that Kelly is scared of what Mickey might do next. But Glenda plans to marry him and Rodney won't hear a word against his mate, so they turn a blind eye to Kelley's fears - with disastrous consequences for them all. . .

When Kelly has lost everything she holds dear, she and Glenda pick up the pieces and start again. And one man in particular is there when Kelly needs him most; Alec Alderman, a kind and gentle rag and bone man. But Alec has problems of his own . .

Any Old Iron is Lynda Page's magnificent new saga of love and loss. As her unforgettable heroin battles to overcome tragedy and poverty, Lynda Page proves that good always triumphs over evil in the end.

"Cookson/ Cox aficionados who've missed her should grab this. Romantic and gripping" Peterborough Evening Telegraph