The Matchgirl
A heartwarming saga, from the ebook bestselling author of THE WORKHOUSE WAIF
Sixteen-year-old Lottie Perkins has an important decision to make…
Conditions at the match factory she works at are dire. The girls get treated badly by the management and there is a severe risk to their health. But then a young journalist, Annie Besant, begins asking questions. Will Lottie and the other girls welcome her help, even when it could cost them their jobs – and their livelihoods…?
(P)2018 Quercus Editions Limited
Sixteen-year-old Lottie Perkins has an important decision to make…
Conditions at the match factory she works at are dire. The girls get treated badly by the management and there is a severe risk to their health. But then a young journalist, Annie Besant, begins asking questions. Will Lottie and the other girls welcome her help, even when it could cost them their jobs – and their livelihoods…?
(P)2018 Quercus Editions Limited
Reviews
Beautifully written and imagined, this is both an entertaining story and a fascinating slice of life-changing history . . .