A new day at paradise pottery / Lynn Johnson; read by Julia Franklin.
By: Johnson, Lynn [author].
Contributor(s): Franklin, Julia [Reader].
Series: Johnson, Lynn. Potteries girls: 4.Publisher: Leicester : Ulverscroft, Magna, 2023Description: 10 sound discs (CD) (approximately 10 hr. 25 min.) : digital ; 12 cm.Content type: spoken word Media type: audio Carrier type: audio discISBN: 9781399129732.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. | Audiobooks.Online resources: Click here to access online Cast: Franklin, Julia.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 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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| Audiobooks | Chester Lane Library Talking Book | Available | 38055013163084 |
Story Sound CD
Franklin, Julia.
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 the ranks at Paradise Pottery and make a future for herself? And can she ever escape her father's dark shadow over her?
Adult.