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One Quiet Woman

Ellindale Saga, Book 1

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One Quiet Woman

By: Anna Jacobs
Narrated by: Anne Dover
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From the beloved and best-selling Anna Jacobs comes a new Lancashire-based saga.

Lancashire, 1930: Leah Turner's father has been killed in an accident at the laundry, and since her mother died years ago it falls to her to become sole provider for her little sister. But women's wages are half those of men, and pawning the few belongings she has left will keep their vicious rent collector at bay for only a few weeks, so even if she finds a job, they'll lose their home.

Out of the blue, Charlie Willcox, the local pawnbroker, offers her a deal. His brother Jonah, an invalid since being gassed in the Great War, needs a wife. Charlie thinks Leah would be perfect for the job.

The idea of a marriage of convenience doesn't please Leah, but she finds Jonah agreeable enough, and moving with him to the pretty hamlet of Ellindale may be the only chance of a better life for her sister. But other people have plans for the remote Pennine valley, and the two sisters find themselves facing danger in their new life with Jonah. Can the three of them ever look to a brighter future?

©2017 Anna Jacobs (P)2017 Hodder & Stoughton Limited Fiction Genre Fiction
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l loved the narrator. Easy listen, just a nice story. Looking forward to Book 2 in the series.

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Excellent, narrator was clear precise and kept her mouth at a suitable distance from the microphone.

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Excellent story, I would absolutely recommend anyone to read this book. You don’t know what great things could happen if you don’t put yourself out there

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