Her wedding day should have been the happiest day of Mavis Kendricks' life. Marrying handsome Sam the youngest of the Farley boys means joining the Farley clan and there's nothing Mavis has ever wanted more than a family of her own. But the appearance of an unexpected guest ruins everything. . .and brings back painful memories Mavis would rather forget. It's not long before the war-torn streets of South Shields are buzzing with rumours. One of the biscuit factory girls funny little Mavis has always been a bit of a mystery. As far as anyone can remember Mavis and her twin Arthur have been orphans. So who was the grand old lady at the wedding? How do the twins own their own house? And just what is Mavis hiding? On the Sixteen Streets nothing stays a secret for long. . .