Black Country Orphan
$30.62
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
27 July 2021
Summary
Black Country Orphan is a moving story of the courage and strength of women, by the Sunday Times bestselling author Annie Murray.
The early 1900s: Cradley Heath, a town in the Black Country near Birmingham and centre of the world’s chain-making trade.
Lucy Butler, a young girl crippled by a cruel accident, lives with her two brothers and widowed mother, a chain-maker barely making ends meet. When tragedy strikes, the Butler family is separated and Lucy is taken in by Bertha Hi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529011807 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529011809 |
| Author: | Annie Murray |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Pan Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 27 July 2021 |
| Weight: | 282g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 130mm x 197mm |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
This heart-warming story is a gripping read, full of drama, love and compassion ( Soldier Girl )
This heart-warming story is a gripping read, full of drama, love and compassion (Soldier Girl) * Take a Break *
This epic saga will have you gripped from start to finish (Chocolate Girls) * Birmingham Evening Mail *
Just the right mix of mystery and nostalgia (Birmingham Friends) * Parents’ Magazine *
A tale of passion and empathy which will keep you hooked (Birmingham Blitz) * Woman’s Own *
Annie Murray
Annie Murray was born in Berkshire and read English at St John’s College, Oxford. Her first ‘Birmingham’ story, Birmingham Rose, hit the Sunday Times bestseller list when it was published in 1995. She has subsequently written many other successful novels, including the bestselling Chocolate Girls and War Babies. Black Country Orphan is Annie’s twenty-sixth novel. Annie has four children and lives near Reading.
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