A new day at paradise pottery / Lynn Johnson.
By: Johnson, Lynn [author].
Series: Johnson, Lynn. Potteries girls: 4.Publisher: Leicester : Ulverscroft, Magna, 2023Edition: Large print edition.Description: 414 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780750550864.Subject(s): Dysfunctional families -- Fiction | Pottery industry -- Fiction | World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain -- Fiction | World War, 1914-1918 -- Women -- Fiction | Staffordshire (England) -- FictionGenre/Form: Domestic fiction. | Large type books.Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: Martha Owen has not had an easy start in life. Her abusive father dominates the family and she has lost her only friend after a painful falling-out.When her father's reliance on the bottle, and his increasingly violent temper, causes more turmoil for Martha, her mother and her three siblings, as well as World War One causing more strain on the home front, her prospects look bleak.With no money or qualifications to speak of, starting a job at the Potteries feels like a lifeline, but Martha finds herself wanting more than the production line job she works on.Her one talent is her artistic flair, but will this be enough to help her rise through the ranks at Paradise Pottery and make a future for herself? And can she ever escape her father's dark shadow over her?| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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| Adult book | Eccleston Library Large Print | Available | 38055013163696 |
Martha Owen has not had an easy start in life. Her abusive father dominates the family and she has lost her only friend after a painful falling-out.When her father's reliance on the bottle, and his increasingly violent temper, causes more turmoil for Martha, her mother and her three siblings, as well as World War One causing more strain on the home front, her prospects look bleak.With no money or qualifications to speak of, starting a job at the Potteries feels like a lifeline, but Martha finds herself wanting more than the production line job she works on.Her one talent is her artistic flair, but will this be enough to help her rise through the ranks at Paradise Pottery and make a future for herself? And can she ever escape her father's dark shadow over her?
Adult.