The Button Girls
- Author Patricia McBride
- Narrator Gemma Lawrence
- Publisher Boldwood Books
- Publish Date 27 February 2024
- Run Time 2 hours and 32 minutes
- Format x-book®
- Genre Family life fiction, Fiction: general and literary, Fiction: mashup, Generational sagas, Historical adventure fiction, Historical fiction, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: health and illness, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Sense of place.
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What to expect
The exciting prequel to the Lily Baker series
1938, England. When Lily Baker's mother finds a way for them to leave their run down part of town, and finally esape her aggressive father, Lily is feeling positive about a fresh start at a new life.
While her mother will be a housekeeper, Lily has a chance to work in a factory, though she has even bigger dreams - and the tenacity to achieve them.
But Lily’s father isn’t going to let go that easily, and she lives in fear of him ruining everything – the life she is building for herself. Will Lily and her mother find the strength to begin all over again?
An emotional pre-war novella, ideal for fans of Elaine Everest, Vicki Beeby and Daisy Styles.
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