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The Matchgirl
- Author
- Lynette Rees
- Narrator
- Jennifer English
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Publish Date
- 26 July 2018
- Run Time
- 8 hours 18 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Sixteen-year-old Lottie Perkins has an important decision to make...
Conditions at the match factory she works at are dire. The girls get treated badly by the management and there is a severe risk to their health. But then a young journalist, Annie Besant, begins asking questions. Will Lottie and the other girls welcome her help, even when it could cost them their jobs - and their livelihoods...?
(P)2018 Quercus Editions Limited
Critics Review
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Beautifully written and imagined, this is both an entertaining story and a fascinating slice of life-changing history . . .
Lancashire Post
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Details
- Author
- Lynette Rees
- Narrator
- Jennifer English
- Duration
- 8 hours 18 minutes
- Release Date
- 26 July 2018
- ISBN
- 9781787477148
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Genre
- Family saga / generational saga fiction
Synopsis
A heartwarming saga, from the ebook bestselling author of THE WORKHOUSE WAIFSixteen-year-old Lottie Perkins has an important decision to make...Conditions at the match factory she works at are dire. The girls get treated badly by the management and there is a severe risk to their health. But then a young journalist, Annie Besant, begins asking questions. Will Lottie and the other girls welcome her help, even when it could cost them their jobs - and their livelihoods...?(P)2018 Quercus Editions Limited
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