The Workhouse Waif
A heartwarming historical saga about friendship, love and finding a place to call home
Published on 3. October 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-5294-0066-3 (ISBN)
Description
Discover Lynette Rees' heartwarming sagas, perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Katie Flynn
Destined to a life of poverty, this little girl has bigger plans for her future . . .
After the death of her father in a mining accident, Megan and her family had no choice but to move to the local workhouse. Separated from her mother and five siblings, young Megan must learn how to stand on her own two feet.
But one day she meets a young boy who's stealing apples from the local market and together, they set out on a path to find a better life for themselves . . .
From the ebook bestselling author Lynette Rees comes an emotional and uplifting story about the power of hope.
Readers LOVE The Workhouse Waif!
'Lynette Rees deserves to be up there amongst the best historical romance writers of this decade!' ?????
'I couldn't put this book down!' ?????
'What a lovely, moving book, and what a dear, sweet child Megan is!' ?????
'Had me hooked from the very start' ?????
'What a heartwarming story . . . well worth a read' ?????
'Lynette writes beautifully and you really feel for the characters' ?????
'Another brilliant read from this amazing author' ?????
'An enjoyable story from beginning to end' ?????
'A beautiful story that I couldn't put down' ?????
'Readers who like Dilly Court and Nadine Dorries should give Lynette Rees a try' ?????
Love Lynette Rees? Discover her other heartwarming sagas The Matchgirl, A Daughter's Promise and The Cobbler's Wife, all out now!
Destined to a life of poverty, this little girl has bigger plans for her future . . .
After the death of her father in a mining accident, Megan and her family had no choice but to move to the local workhouse. Separated from her mother and five siblings, young Megan must learn how to stand on her own two feet.
But one day she meets a young boy who's stealing apples from the local market and together, they set out on a path to find a better life for themselves . . .
From the ebook bestselling author Lynette Rees comes an emotional and uplifting story about the power of hope.
Readers LOVE The Workhouse Waif!
'Lynette Rees deserves to be up there amongst the best historical romance writers of this decade!' ?????
'I couldn't put this book down!' ?????
'What a lovely, moving book, and what a dear, sweet child Megan is!' ?????
'Had me hooked from the very start' ?????
'What a heartwarming story . . . well worth a read' ?????
'Lynette writes beautifully and you really feel for the characters' ?????
'Another brilliant read from this amazing author' ?????
'An enjoyable story from beginning to end' ?????
'A beautiful story that I couldn't put down' ?????
'Readers who like Dilly Court and Nadine Dorries should give Lynette Rees a try' ?????
Love Lynette Rees? Discover her other heartwarming sagas The Matchgirl, A Daughter's Promise and The Cobbler's Wife, all out now!
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
252 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5294-0066-3 (9781529400663)
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Additional editions
Lynette Rees
The Workhouse Waif
A heartwarming historical saga about friendship, love and finding a place to call home
E-Book
04/2018
1st Edition
Quercus
€2.99
Available for download
Person
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.
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.