{"product_id":"9780340748275-lancashire-lass","title":"Lancashire Lass","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA nineteenth century saga set in Lancashire and Australia, by the author of OUR LIZZIE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Another riveting book from Anna Jacobs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' - 5-star reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeventeen-year-old Liza is happy working as a lady's maid - until her employers decide to emigrate and her father makes up his mind that she is to wed an older widower whom she detests. Determined to avoid a loveless marriage, Liza plans to run away. But when the widower rapes her to force her to marry him, she flees back to the family for whom she worked. She feels she has no choice but to go with them to Australia, and they all set out on the long voyage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn board ship, Liza discovers to her horror that she has fallen pregnant. Even if she can survive the journey, the demanding life of a settler in 1850s Western Australia will be made even harder by an illegitimate child. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Liza is to find that in addition to deprivation of the worst sort, Australia will offer her opportunities she could never have dreamt of back home in Lancashire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*******************\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about LANCASHIRE LASS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'As ever, great!' - \u003cb\u003e5 stars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A lovely book' - \u003cb\u003e5 stars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Great from start to finish' - \u003cb\u003e5 stars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliant again!' - \u003cb\u003e5 stars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I just love these books - once you start you will find it hard to put down' - \u003cb\u003e5 stars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449638400374,"sku":"9780340748275","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28731032.jpg?v=1760446261","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780340748275-lancashire-lass","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}