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Pride of Lancashire
- Author
- Anna Jacobs
- Narrator
- Anne Dover
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date
- 12 September 2019
- Run Time
- 14 hours 19 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Rating
- 3.0 (1 review)
What to expect
Carrie Preston is used to hard work - oldest of ten, with an incompetent mother and a drunken father, she struggles to find food for her siblings. But nothing could have prepared her for the day fate deals her family the cruellest of hands, rendering them more desperate than ever.
In a harsh world, small acts of kindness can bring great hope -Eli Beckett's offer of a job at the Dragon pub promises a better future for Carrie, especially as Eli's uncle has offered his nephew some spare land to build a music room.
With the great cities of England alive to the sound of music halls, the locals of Hedderby are soon looking forward to their own place of celebration and merriment. Yet not everyone in the town shares this excitement, and some will stop at nothing in the pursuit of selfish gain.
(P)2006 Isis Publishing Ltd
User Reviews
Book 3.0
Narration 4.0
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3.0 4.0
3.5 = Quite Good.
First in a series.
Sorry, a bit distracted... I'm just watching the doves and pigeons 'twitterpating' in my garde. Spring has arrived! 😂
Back to my review... This was a decent story. Not my very favourite of AJ's so far, but enough going to keep me interested. A gentle read that you can pick up and put down. My only complaint being... too many names began with E... I couldn't keep track! 😀Julie7 2023-03-31
Details
- Author
- Anna Jacobs
- Narrator
- Anne Dover
- Duration
- 14 hours 19 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 September 2019
- ISBN
- 9781529385595
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Genre
- Family saga / generational saga fiction
- Rating
- 3.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 4.0(1 review)
Synopsis
Anna Jacobs' vivid Lancashire saga introduces us to the world of the music hall.Carrie Preston is used to hard work - oldest of ten, with an incompetent mother and a drunken father, she struggles to find food for her siblings. But nothing could have prepared her for the day fate deals her family the cruellest of hands, rendering them more desperate than ever.In a harsh world, small acts of kindness can bring great hope -Eli Beckett's offer of a job at the Dragon pub promises a better future for Carrie, especially as Eli's uncle has offered his nephew some spare land to build a music room.With the great cities of England alive to the sound of music halls, the locals of Hedderby are soon looking forward to their own place of celebration and merriment. Yet not everyone in the town shares this excitement, and some will stop at nothing in the pursuit of selfish gain.(P)2006 Isis Publishing Ltd
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