The Girl Who Dared to Dream

De: Diney Costeloe

Narrado por: Bea Holland

The captivating new novel from Diney Costeloe, bestselling author of The Throwaway Children and The Girl With No Name.

London, 1912.

It is two years before the outbreak of World War 1, and the Oakley family are typical of their time. Andrew has been clerk at a City solicitors for twenty years. Alice, his wife, keeps the home fires burning. Their sons plan on becoming skilled apprentices. And Mabel, their daughter, says she would rather die than go into domestic service like her cousin. She is going to go to train as a secretary.

Andrew Oakley little imagines, as he sets off for work one February morning, that their lives are about to change in the most dramatic and tragic fashion. In one fateful instant the family dreams are crushed. And Mabel will have to swallow her pride to take that position as in-between maid after all. It is every bit as unpleasant as she expected. But help is going to come from a quite unexpected direction and bring her dreams to life again.

Brilliant storytelling, wonderful characters, here is everything we have come to love about a Diney Costeloe novel.

©2022 Diney Costeloe (P)2022 Head of Zeus

the girl who dared to dream

this audible book is very easy to listen to, the reader is very talented. the story is. not too complicated but keeps your interest until the end.

Great storyline and well read!

Loved the characters. Good portrayal of the historical reality. Kept me interested throughout the story. Worth your time.

Enjoyable listen and book

I love this author. If you’re a fan of Diney Costeloe, you’ll enjoy this book. Excellent narration. I’m sad it’s over!

Great story

I loved the story of a woman living in this era and how she overcame the status quo!

An interesting story from a girl’s perspective in a time when women were not much more than maids.

Great description of the way life was for a family living through very tough financial times