Mrs Morgan's Gift

When the widow of Joe Carter's old employer passes away, she leaves a very generous gift to him, his wife, Peggy and their children. Little does Joe know at the time, but Mrs Morgan's gift is set to change his and his family's life forever. It leads them on a path from poverty and enables them to touch the lives of others with their good fortune. Against a backdrop of social change and great upheaval in Britain in the first half of the twentieth century - from increased industrialisation and mass unemployment to a growth in property and the onset of war - the lives of the Carter family carry on. This warm-hearted story of the life, loves and quiet heroism of a working-class family in the north-west of England is a people's history which will make you laugh and cry but where - ultimately - love, humanity, and generosity shine through.