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The Winter Promise

By: Rosie Goodwin
Narrated by: Charlie Sanderson
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With all her signature warmth, wonderful characters and unforgettable drama, start this brand new chapter in the storytelling of Rosie Goodwin, Britain's best-loved saga author.

1850. When Opal Sharp finds herself and her younger siblings suddenly orphaned and destitute, she thinks things can get no worse.

But soon three of them - including Opal - are struck down with the illness that took their father from them, and her brother Charlie is forced to make an impossible decision. Unable to afford a doctor, he knows the younger children will not survive. So, unbeknownst to Opal, Charlie takes their younger siblings to the workhouse, where he knows they will at least be fed and have a roof over their heads.

Opal is heartbroken and struggles to forgive him. Charlie, in turn, takes bigger and bigger risks to try to support what's left of the Sharp family and earn Opal's forgiveness - but he takes it too far and finds himself in trouble with the law. Soon, he is sent on a convict ship to Australia.

As poor Opal is forced to say goodbye to the final member of her family, she makes a promise to reunite them all one day.

Will Opal ever see her family again?

©2020 Rosie Goodwin (P)2023 W F Howes Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance Heartfelt
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Quite an enjoyable read with some loveable characters that you want to win. I’m quite interested in more from this author.

A very enjoyable story

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Really enjoyed this book didn’t want to stop listening to it. I didn’t want it to end.

Fantastic book

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Personally felt as though this story was like being spoon-fed superficial daytime tv drama. No real character development, no representation of human experience or depth of story, every possible harrowing misery befalls the characters and is dealt with in a trite and brief manner. Story is strung along and yet somehow rushed through at the same time? Much prefer Belinda Alexandra’s historical fiction.

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