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The Girl From Pit Lane
Can these young coal-miner’s daughters survive on their own?
Tragedy strikes a small Yorkshire mining town when Sarah Wild’s husband dies in a terrible accident. Widowed and destitute, Sarah is forced to remarry to save her daughters, Mary-Anne and Eliza, from the workhouse. But her new husband is a violent drunk and when Sarah tragically dies too, Mary-Anne and Eliza are orphaned. Unable to rely on their drunken step-father, Mary-Anne and Eliza are left to fend for themselves. They are determined to stick together but life becomes complicated when Mary-Anne, the eldest, falls pregnant with the child of a married mine-owner. Scared and unsure what to do, the sisters try to hide Mary-Anne's pregnancy. But such things cannot stay secret for long. . .
Tragedy strikes a small Yorkshire mining town when Sarah Wild’s husband dies in a terrible accident. Widowed and destitute, Sarah is forced to remarry to save her daughters, Mary-Anne and Eliza, from the workhouse. But her new husband is a violent drunk and when Sarah tragically dies too, Mary-Anne and Eliza are orphaned. Unable to rely on their drunken step-father, Mary-Anne and Eliza are left to fend for themselves. They are determined to stick together but life becomes complicated when Mary-Anne, the eldest, falls pregnant with the child of a married mine-owner. Scared and unsure what to do, the sisters try to hide Mary-Anne's pregnancy. But such things cannot stay secret for long. . .
320 pages, Hardcover
Published September 25, 2018
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August 30, 2018
The Girl From Pit Lane is such a rollercoaster of events as two sisters try to stick together through the death of their Mother when left in their drunk Step Fathers care.
As they soon realise they are going to have to provide for themselves the pace of the story quickens as one of the Sisters becomes pregnant with the child of the married pit owner.
But secrets such as this can not be kept for long and the author really gets across how frightened and emotional the girls are as the life they once knew is turned upside down.
I really enjoyed this book and following the story to reach the outcome of the girls fate.
A brilliant saga book I would recommend.
My thanks go to the author, publisher and Netgalley in providing this arc in return for a honest review.
As they soon realise they are going to have to provide for themselves the pace of the story quickens as one of the Sisters becomes pregnant with the child of the married pit owner.
But secrets such as this can not be kept for long and the author really gets across how frightened and emotional the girls are as the life they once knew is turned upside down.
I really enjoyed this book and following the story to reach the outcome of the girls fate.
A brilliant saga book I would recommend.
My thanks go to the author, publisher and Netgalley in providing this arc in return for a honest review.
May 5, 2018
This is the first book I've read by Gracie Hart, I look forward to reading more of her books. A very enjoyable read.
October 17, 2018
Mary Anne , Eliza ,
A lovely heart warming saga about pit lane and it's inhabitants the Wilde sister's Mary Anne and
Eliza it's hard after there mother dies but they are survivors .a really good book and looking forward to reading the next one 5 stars .
A lovely heart warming saga about pit lane and it's inhabitants the Wilde sister's Mary Anne and
Eliza it's hard after there mother dies but they are survivors .a really good book and looking forward to reading the next one 5 stars .
April 17, 2018
I really enjoyed this book. The characters were believable and the storyline kept my attention throughout. Highly recommended.
August 24, 2019
Loved this story about 2 orphaned sisters during victorian times. Have reserved the sequel from the library and can't wait until I can read more!
February 4, 2020
started this but didn't get to far just wasn't for me.
June 25, 2020
I did enjoy this a lot, but it wasn't as exciting as the other books I have read this year. Saying that, I really want to know what happens next so I'm.gojng to start the next book now!
December 18, 2024
Really enjoyed this one. First time I've read this one. Looking forward to the next instalment
August 19, 2018
Lovely book, full of interesting characters. Enjoyed it.
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