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Down Weavers Lane
- Author
- Anna Jacobs
- Narrator
- Anne Dover
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date
- 4 July 2019
- Run Time
- 13 hours 28 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Anna Jacob's riveting new Lancashire saga introduces an unforgettable heroine.
Emmy Carter's mother is a prostitute - and her life has made Emmy determined to avoid the same fate. But Emmy is beautiful, so attracts unwanted attention; her mother's protector has his eye on her, as does evil Marcus Armistead, her employer's nephew. Marcus is excited by Emmy's virginity and has her kidnapped, but Emmy hits him over the head and escapes. Marcus, futher enraged, kills her mother and becomes even more determined to rape Emmy, but the combined efforts of the local parson and Emmy's young suitor manage to keep her safe from harm. Finally Emmy sees Marcus get his just desserts, finds out who her father was, and attains the respectability she has so longed for.
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What readers are saying about DOWN WEAVER'S LANE
'Could not put this book down' - 5 stars
'Kept wanting to read it all in one go' - 5 stars
'Such a brilliant writer . . . once you start to read this book you won't be able to put it down' - 5 stars
'A gripping novel' - 5 stars
'This book was brilliant - get the tissues ready!' - 5 stars
(P)2009 Isis Publishing Ltd
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Details
- Author
- Anna Jacobs
- Narrator
- Anne Dover
- Duration
- 13 hours 28 minutes
- Release Date
- 4 July 2019
- ISBN
- 9781529385632
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Genre
- Family saga / generational saga fiction
Synopsis
'Best period book I have EVER read! - 5-star reader review'Anna Jacob's riveting new Lancashire saga introduces an unforgettable heroine.Emmy Carter's mother is a prostitute - and her life has made Emmy determined to avoid the same fate. But Emmy is beautiful, so attracts unwanted attention; her mother's protector has his eye on her, as does evil Marcus Armistead, her employer's nephew. Marcus is excited by Emmy's virginity and has her kidnapped, but Emmy hits him over the head and escapes. Marcus, futher enraged, kills her mother and becomes even more determined to rape Emmy, but the combined efforts of the local parson and Emmy's young suitor manage to keep her safe from harm. Finally Emmy sees Marcus get his just desserts, finds out who her father was, and attains the respectability she has so longed for.***********************What readers are saying about DOWN WEAVER'S LANE'Could not put this book down' - 5 stars'Kept wanting to read it all in one go' - 5 stars'Such a brilliant writer . . . once you start to read this book you won't be able to put it down' - 5 stars'A gripping novel' - 5 stars'This book was brilliant - get the tissues ready!' - 5 stars(P)2009 Isis Publishing Ltd
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