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Dilly's sacrifice / Rosie Goodwin.
By: Goodwin, Rosie.
Series: Magna.Goodwin, Rosie. Dilly's story: 1,Publisher: Magna, 2016Edition: Large print edition.Description: 492 p. (large print) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780750542838; 0750542837.Subject(s): Families -- Great Britain -- Fiction | Household employees -- Great Britain -- Fiction | Social classes -- Great Britain -- FictionGenre/Form: Domestic fiction | Large type booksOnline resources: Click here to access online Summary: When Dilly's husband is left unable to work, she has to make an unthinkable decision. With four children already at home, they cannot afford to feed their new-born. The Farthing family, who live at the big house, know how it feels to lose a child. They are going through their own form of horror having just lost their own daughter to measles. Despite their grief, they decide to offer Dilly a lifeline: they'll adopt the child and employ Dilly as their maid. The consequences of this act of desperation will irrevocably change the lives of both families - and the onset of WWI even more so.| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult book | Chester Lane Library Large Print | Issued | 09/05/2024 | 38055013115647 |
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When Dilly's husband is left unable to work, she has to make an unthinkable decision. With four children already at home, they cannot afford to feed their new-born. The Farthing family, who live at the big house, know how it feels to lose a child. They are going through their own form of horror having just lost their own daughter to measles. Despite their grief, they decide to offer Dilly a lifeline: they'll adopt the child and employ Dilly as their maid. The consequences of this act of desperation will irrevocably change the lives of both families - and the onset of WWI even more so.
Adult.