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A mother's fight / Libby Ashworth; read by Katy Sobey.
By: Ashworth, Libby.
Contributor(s): Sobey, Katy [Reader].
Series: Ashworth, Libby. Lancashire girls: 2.Publisher: Leicester : Ulverscroft, Magna, 2022Description: 8 sound discs (CD) (approximately 8 hr. 11 min.) : digital ; 12 cm.Content type: spoken word Media type: audio Carrier type: audio discISBN: 9781788899734.Subject(s): Families -- Fiction | Workhouses -- Fiction | Ex-convicts -- Fiction | Husband and wife -- Fiction | Lancashire (England) -- History -- 19th century -- FictionGenre/Form: Domestic fiction. | Audiobooks.Online resources: Click here to access online Cast: Sobey, Katy.Summary: After her husband Jack is transported to Australia as a convict, Hannah and her children are sent to the workhouse. Hearing nothing from Jack and believing he's dead, Hannah reluctantly agrees to marry widower Ellis Duxbury. But her children must remain in the workhouse, and when they are sent away as apprentices, it's up to Hannah to track them down. On Christmas Eve, Hannah is blessed with a miracle when Jack returns to the village. Yet more trouble lies ahead as Hannah is arrested, accused of bigamy and threatened with deportation herself. Having fought so long for her and her children's freedom, Hannah must once more dig deep to keep her family together.| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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| Audiobooks | Chester Lane Library Talking Book | Available | 38055013157748 |
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Story Sound CD
Sobey, Katy.
After her husband Jack is transported to Australia as a convict, Hannah and her children are sent to the workhouse. Hearing nothing from Jack and believing he's dead, Hannah reluctantly agrees to marry widower Ellis Duxbury. But her children must remain in the workhouse, and when they are sent away as apprentices, it's up to Hannah to track them down. On Christmas Eve, Hannah is blessed with a miracle when Jack returns to the village. Yet more trouble lies ahead as Hannah is arrested, accused of bigamy and threatened with deportation herself. Having fought so long for her and her children's freedom, Hannah must once more dig deep to keep her family together.
Adult.