Eliza's Child

by Maggie Hope

Torn between love and duty...After the birth of their son, Eliza naively hopes her husband Jack will put his gambling habit behind him and become more responsible. But then he loses their home and abandons her, leaving Eliza with no choice but to return to her parents’ house.She inadvertently attracts the attention of the ruthless mine owner Jonathan Moore. But can she sacrifice her reputation to protect her son?

Genres: Historical Fiction

260 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 2, 2015

Reviews

[Tracey · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really great read, of the saga type, set in the 1860's.
Eliza's husband is a gambler, leading to all sorts of trouble. After giving birth to her son They are thrown out of Eliza's in laws's house and left to their own devices. But Jack has wins and losses and Eliza has to put up with circumstances until Jack's gambling goes too far....

[Andrea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Give this book 3.5 rating slightly better than the last book I've read of this author.for me could of been better storyline.

[mois reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eliza

Another fab read from Maggie again about the North East. Durham and surrounding areas Eliza married young had a child not a very good marriage married to a gambler but she plodded on and never gave up to make a good life for her son .well worth 5 Stars ..

[Kathy E · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good book that is keeps your interest when everything seems to be going along smoothly there is another twist. I enjoyed it.

[June Hornett]

Thoroughly enjoyable in Maggie Hope's style.

[Annemarie Farthing · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very hard life for miners!

[Lynda Meyers · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish that Id read this book before workhouse child.I didnt realise that they followed on.I was disappointed with how Thomas turned out and thought Eliza would of behaved differently towards him after all theyd been thru.found it sad that at first she didnt think Lottie good enough 4 him.I dont think he wld of turned out like his father having had a better upbringing in the end.Even so I found the book an enjoyable read although I would of liked to alter parts to my sarisfaction😀

[MagaDiGregorio · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was a gift from my husband’s nan. It’s def not my kind of book but I enjoyed the old slang, the little window to the past and the plot wasn’t so bad. Would I read anything like this again? Probably not, was it the best story ever? Definitely not but it’s a easy read and kept me entertained like those soap operas badly produced that you see in adverts on social media.

[laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

First book of Maggie hopes iv read gripped mW from start to finish will b reading more of hers hope they all as good

[Mrs Margaret Maher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another good book

This book is really a good book to read. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was one of these stories you can't lay the book down.

[Ruth Ellis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyed this Audible book had a copy but print too small for me passed on to a fb friend

[Mishreads · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a okay okay book tbh lol..

[Christina Tookey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very enjoyable

This was my first book from this author and I did enjoy it. I will look for another one in a similar era as I am not keen on stories during war time.

[Izabella · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book was good, but after half a way, I think it could be better.

[Lindy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book even though have read it when it was published under the name of Una Horne.

[Nicky Forrester · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the story of Eliza, a miners daughter from the mid 1800's in the NE of England. She marries above herself to a gambling waster who does the unthinkable and stakes her as part of a bet with the local mine owner Jonathan Moore.

Eliza's life is a struggle but she grabs herself by her bootstraps and makes something of herself, despite the fact that she's been rejected by her husband, his family and faces opposition from her own family for not 'standing by her man' as well as entering a profession where having a family of your own is not the done thing.

I enjoyed this read, I finished it very quickly as I was able to get some quiet time to read for once! I love the local dialect that comes through in the book too. It also gave an insight into the how hard life was for pitmen (and children) at that time and makes reference to the advances made in nursing by Florence Nightingale.

[Penny Little · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found it more difficult to imagine the setting in this book than in others I've read set in last quarter of 1800s.

[Brenda Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this book,love the characters great read.

[Snorki]

Should start by pointing out that this is not the kind of book that I usually read. It was bought for me for Christmas, which was a lovely idea from someone who was trying to think about what I'd like (and who knows that I read), but not really my usual type of book. As it was such a thoughtful gift, I wanted to honour that and read the book, but I didn't like it. A historical saga thing, set in the miner towns of Durham and Newcastle in the 1800s. A spirited girl marries a gambler, has a son, and then struggles to make something of her life after he gambles away chances of success and stability. I think it may well be a decent example of this type of genre, and it's not badly written but I didn't enjoy it. I've not rated it as I don't think it's really fair as others - who presumably like this genre more than I do - have rated it highly.