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The Pearl Button Girl
Children of Birmingham (Book 1)
- Author
- Annie Murray
- Narrator
- Annie Aldington
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 13 February 2025
- Run Time
- 11 hours 23 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
'This heartfelt story is perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Katie Flynn' - Candis
'Gritty and moving story-telling' - Peterborough Telegraph
Annie Murray's The Pearl Button Girl is book one in the Children of Birmingham series, starting in Victorian Birmingham and following the trials and triumphs of the Fletcher family.
Working at the local pearl button factory, Ada Fletcher is doing her best to make ends meet in trying times.
When tragedy strikes and her siblings are taken to a workhouse orphanage, Ada is saved from a similar fate by her neighbour, Sarah Connell.
But the roof over Ada’s head doesn’t come without a price: the Connells have too many children, not enough money, and Sarah’s reliance on drink means that it isn’t long before Ada needs to escape.
Determined to be more than just a factory girl, Ada embarks on a journey to reunite with her siblings. But in a teeming industrial city, will she be able to find long-lost family as well as a home and life to call her own?
Readers love The Pearl Button Girl:
'A fantastic read'
'Couldn't put it down'
'Annie Murray really amazed me with this'
'Another gripping and emotional read'
'I flew through this as I was so invested in Ada’s journey, she's such a likeable character'
Critics Review
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Murray achieves authenticity with a detailed historical knowledge, especially of the button factories and the squalid lives of those forced to work in them, for a pittance of a wage
North East Post
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Heart-warming and affecting tale
Woman's Weekly on Homecoming for the Chocolate Girls
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This heartfelt story is perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Katie Flynn
Candis
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The popular saga writer returns to her roots with the first in the Children of Birmingham series . . . It’s gritty and moving story-telling
Peterborough Telegraph
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An involving read that perfectly evokes the hardship of life at the time in the Second City
Choice
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Details
- Author
- Annie Murray
- Narrator
- Annie Aldington
- Duration
- 11 hours 23 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 February 2025
- ISBN
- 9781035020003
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Family saga / generational saga fiction, Historical fiction, Narrative theme: sense of place, Industrialisation and industrial history
Synopsis
'This heartfelt story is perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Katie Flynn' - Candis'Gritty and moving story-telling' - Peterborough TelegraphAnnie Murray's The Pearl Button Girl is book one in the Children of Birmingham series, starting in Victorian Birmingham and following the trials and triumphs of the Fletcher family.Working at the local pearl button factory, Ada Fletcher is doing her best to make ends meet in trying times.When tragedy strikes and her siblings are taken to a workhouse orphanage, Ada is saved from a similar fate by her neighbour, Sarah Connell.But the roof over Ada’s head doesn’t come without a price: the Connells have too many children, not enough money, and Sarah’s reliance on drink means that it isn’t long before Ada needs to escape.Determined to be more than just a factory girl, Ada embarks on a journey to reunite with her siblings. But in a teeming industrial city, will she be able to find long-lost family as well as a home and life to call her own?Readers love The Pearl Button Girl:'A fantastic read''Couldn't put it down''Annie Murray really amazed me with this''Another gripping and emotional read''I flew through this as I was so invested in Ada’s journey, she's such a likeable character'
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