Rich Girl, Poor Girl
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Rachel Smedling is not like the other women in her isolated Pennine village: she is taller, stronger, and weaves cloth like a man. Without her, the household would fall apart, for her mother is ailing and her vicious drunkard father seems to hate her so much, he would happily offer money to any man who would wed her. When her mother dies, Rachel is at the mercy of her increasingly violent father. Her only escape is by marrying a kindly man with whom she finds happiness, if not passion, and her life begins to seem complete.
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Annie Swinburn had killed a man - the killing was timely and well-deserved, for Francis Morton had been evil in every possible way. But Annie knew that however justified her crime, only the rope and the gibbet awaited her if she remained in the slums of Hull. And so she ran - up river, along the wild and secretive paths of the great Humber - a new and unfamiliar territory which was to lead her into a new and unfamiliar life.
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An insight into poverty of old and the so called Gentry.
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Would you risk your life to save just one person? An incredible story of love, hope, and friendship; and a testament to humanity and courage in history’s darkest days. 1941, Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. Professor Josef Held has never recovered from the loss of his beloved wife - and has no intention of ever letting anyone new into his quiet, safe world. But then the Nazis come for the Jews - and Mrs Epstein is killed. And Josef, in an impulsive act of courage, offers his student Michael Blum a place to hide.
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Didn’t want it to end!
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5 out of 5 stars
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No Place for a Woman
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When Lucy's parents are killed in a train crash, her kindly uncle steps in to look after the little girl - to the initial apprehension of his wife and her son. However, Lucy's sweet, spirited charm slowly wins over her new family, and as she overcomes the trauma of her childhood, she grows up inspired to become a doctor, just like her father. But studying medicine in London takes Lucy far from her home in Hull and the people she loves, and she has to battle to be accepted in a man's world.
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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5 out of 5 stars
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Long, But So Worth The Journey!
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 584
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lovely story/perfect narration
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Publisher's Summary
Random House presents the audiobook edition of Rich Girl, Poor Girl written by Val Wood, read by Anne Dover.
Christmas 1860:
Polly, living in grinding poverty, loses her mother in childbirth and finds herself alone on the streets of Hull.
Rosalie, brought up in affluence and comfort on the other side of town, loses her own mother in similar circumstances and on the same day.
Polly takes a job as scullery maid in Rosalie's lonely house, and the two girls form an unlikely friendship. Travelling to the North Yorkshire Moors they discover a new kind of life and find unexpected joy and fulfilment.
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- athydelacroix
- 04-08-19
Enchanting!
I loved this book! beautifully written and narrated. left me wanting a sequel.
Lovable characters. Well done!
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- jayne
- 11-13-19
two orphaned girls who find friendship
two girls find friendship despite being long to two different worlds and in the end find love
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- A. Richards
- 10-03-19
just lovely
by chance a rich girl and poor girl lose their mums to a miscarriage on the same night,
they glance each other when both carriages are heading to the burial and become firm friends.
such a lovely story.
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- Julia Merrett
- 06-15-19
Rich girl , Poor girl
I enjoyed this book very good ,I would like the story to go on. Brilliant
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- Kathleen
- 06-14-19
brilliant
loved it, I got wrapped up in the drama.
thank you for yet another example of excellence
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- yvonne
- 06-14-19
great read<br /><br />
great from start to finish really good story and well read could not put it down
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- Valerie Paul
- 05-27-19
Rich girl, Poor girl
I. Love all Val Wood books, and Ann Dover helped to make it so good for me by the brilliant way she read the book. [She reads books so well, and puts so much into them].
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- jlcoops
- 05-10-19
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What a lovley read enjoyed it from start to finish with a feel good ending .
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- wolffie
- 05-03-19
Another brilliant listen
The combination of Val Wood’s imagination and Anne Dover’s interpretation does not disappoint. Another heartwarming story, beautifully resolved. Maybe there could be a sequel...
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-28-19
loved it
another Val Wood book I loved. Lots of twists & turns. but it's a fabulous book