Fanny McBride was a large, cheerful, indomitable Tyneside widow with a large, cheerful family. Then there was her long-standing feud with Mrs Flannagan, the problem of the favourite child's unsuitable marriage, and the puzzle of Fanny's one unmarried son,
Fanny McBride was a large, cheerful, indomitable Tyneside widow with a large, cheerful family. Then there was her long-standing feud with Mrs Flannagan, the problem of the favourite child's unsuitable marriage, and the puzzle of Fanny's one unmarried son, who was far from being a typical McBride .
