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’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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‘You feel that you are in the factory with the match girls and feel every emotion with them’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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‘Had me enthralled from beginning to end’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Love Lynette Rees? Discover her other heartwarming sagas The Workhouse Waif, A Daughter’s Promise and The Cobbler’s Wife, all out now!
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Beautifully written and imagined, this is both an entertaining story and a fascinating slice of life-changing history . . .