Chocolate can also be bitter…It is a truth universally acknowledged that everyone dotes on Aunty Dot, as much as they do on her homemade sweets. The plump, smiling woman has provided a loving home for many a troubled child over the years, and Lizzie Pringle is no exception.Lizzie would do anything for her foster mother – even take on local sweet manufacturer and notorious bully, Cedric Finch.Until, that is, she falls for his son, Charlie.Meanwhile, Dena can’t believe that Barry Holmes would hurt her beloved daughter: he’s been like a favourite uncle to the little girl. But rumours are rife and her fears only grow…A thrilling saga of new love and old rivalries set around a sumptuous sweet shop in 1950s Manchester, perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries and Rosie Goodwin.Praise for Candy Kisses ''You can’t put a price on Freda Lightfoot’s stories from Manchester’s 1950s Champion Street Market.They bubble with enough life and colour to brighten up the dreariest day and they have characters yo