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The Favourite Child

Salford Saga, Book 2

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The Favourite Child

By: Freda Lightfoot
Narrated by: Victoria Brazier
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Where there’s daring, there’s danger … Isabella Ashton has always been her father’s favourite, but when she gets involved with the new Birth Control Movement, he is scandalised. A decade has elapsed since the end of the Great War and running a family planning clinic in Salford is challenging but rewarding work.

Bella is grateful for the help of Violet Howarth, a generous-hearted woman who takes her in off the street. Before long, a friendship with Violet’s son, Dan, blossoms into the beginnings of love.

But Bella also crosses paths with handsome ne’er-do-well Billy Quinn, leader of an illegal betting ring, and everything she has worked for is suddenly put at risk.

Content warning: This audiobook contains reference to sexual violence. Listener discretion is advised.

©2001 Freda Lightfoot (P)2025 Bolinda Publishing
20th Century Friendship Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Heartfelt

Critic Reviews

'Compelling and fascinating.' (Middlesborough Evening Gazette)
'A heart wrenching family story that keeps you turning the pages as the drama unfolds.' (Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph)
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