{"product_id":"9781838773144-orphan-of-ironbridge-the","title":"The Orphan of Ironbridge","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn emotional and heartwarming family saga\u003cbr\u003eA new heartwarming and powerful saga from Mollie Walton.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dramatic and heartwarming Victorian saga, perfect for fans of Maggie Hope and Anne Bennett.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eShropshire, 1875.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHettie Jones has grown up in Ironbridge. She has never known her father and, since her mother's death, has been brought up by the Malone family, who treat her as one of their own. She works as a pit girl at the local coal mine, alongside her childhood playfellow, Evan - although lately, their friendship seems to be blossoming into something more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when Queenie King takes a fancy to her, Hettie's life is transformed. Trained first as a lady's maid, and then hurtled into a world of luxury and gentility, she finds her new position difficult to reconcile with her past life. And with Queenie's daughter-in-law scheming against her, Hettie's situation becomes dire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan Hettie really use her new position for good, and will she find a way to bridge the divide between rich and poor?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA compelling blend of real history, rich period detail, and a gritty, authentic story brimming with love, loss, intrigue, hope, and bitter revenge, The Orphan of Ironbridge delivers a dramatic final chapter to this exciting trilogy.' \u003ci\u003eLancashire Evening Post \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Daughters of Ironbridge\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A Journey. Compelling. Addictive.' \u003ci\u003eVal Wood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Evocative, dramatic and hugely compelling . \u003ci\u003eThe Daughters of Ironbridge\u003c\/i\u003e has all the hallmarks of a classic saga. I loved it' Miranda Dickinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Feisty female characters, an atmospheric setting and a spell-binding storyline make this a phenomenal read' Cathy Bramley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003ci\u003eThe Daughters of Ironbridge\u003c\/i\u003e   has that compulsive, page-turning quality, irresistible characters the   reader gets hugely invested in, and Walton has created a brilliantly   alive, vivid and breathing world in Ironbridge' Louisa Treger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Such great characters who will stay with me for a long time' Beth Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'The attention to period detail and beautiful writing drew me right in and kept me reading' Lynne Francis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Vivid, page-turning drama' Pippa Beecheno\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A powerful sense of place and period, compelling characters and a pacy plot had me racing to the end' Gill Paul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A story that is vivid, twisting and pacy, with characters that absolutely leap off the page' Iona Grey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautiful and poignant. I'll definitely be reading \u003ci\u003eThe Secrets of Ironbridge\u003c\/i\u003e' Tania Crosse\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39315159613537,"sku":"9781838773144","price":7.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36365825_6af82a3c-1330-456b-9540-1bdc1952b3e3.jpg?v=1759443357","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781838773144-orphan-of-ironbridge-the","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}