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Shirley
- Author
- Charlotte Brontë
- Narrator
- Olivia Lane
- Publisher
- Lantern Audio
- Publish Date
- 15 June 2026
- Run Time
- 25 hours 27 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Romance, Historical romance
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- Author
- Charlotte Brontë
- Narrator
- Olivia Lane
- Duration
- 25 hours 27 minutes
- Release Date
- 15 June 2026
- ISBN
- 9788368887358
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Lantern Audio
- Genre
- Romance, Historical romance
Synopsis
In turbulent Yorkshire, where mills hum and rumors travel faster than the looms, two women refuse to be stitched into the roles picked out for them. Caroline Helstone is quiet but steel-spined; Shirley Keeldar is an heiress with a taste for freedom and a knack for rattling the old order. Between unrest at the factory gates and drawing-room politics inside, friendships spark, loyalties shift, and the question of who gets to decide a woman's life takes center stage. With wit, heat, and a dash of rebellion, Shirley threads together industry and intimacy, ambition and affection - never quite behaving as expected. Open it for strong minds, sharp talk, and the delicious uncertainty of hearts on the brink.
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