Matchgirl

4.29 (441 ratings by Goodreads)
Regular price €15.99
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Product details

  • ISBN 9781529400731
  • Weight: 250g
  • Dimensions: 128 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 08 Aug 2019
  • Publisher: Quercus Publishing
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
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Discover Lynette Rees' emotional sagas, perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Catherine Cookson

Sixteen-year-old Lottie Perkins has an important decision to make . . .

Conditions at the match factory she works at are dire. The girls get treated badly by the management and there is a severe risk to their health. But then a young journalist, Annie Besant, begins asking questions. Will Lottie and the other girls welcome her help, even when it could cost them their jobs - and their livelihoods . . .?

A powerfully moving and inspiring story, based on the real life strikes at a factory in the East End, from ebook bestselling author Lynette Rees.

Readers LOVE The Matchgirl!
'An astonishing story. I wish I could mark it a 10. It's a fantastic read that's truly heartbreaking in places but also full of joys' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'A fabulous read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'If you like historical novels this one is a must' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'I couldn't put this book down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'You feel that you are in the factory with the match girls and feel every emotion with them' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Wow . . . yet another wonderful well written book by this author' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'A wonderful and inspiring story' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Had me enthralled from beginning to end' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'An absolutely brilliant read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Love Lynette Rees? Discover her other heartwarming sagas The Workhouse Waif, A Daughter's Promise and The Cobbler's Wife, all out now!
RONE award nominated author, Lynette Rees, is a former writing therapist, tutor and mentor. She has written in many genres and has seen a huge success with her self-published books. Workhouse Waif hit the Amazon Kindle bestseller list and was no 1 in 'Victorian Historical Romance'. It is the first in a series of orphan sagas, published by Quercus Books in the UK.