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Children of Fortune
A powerful new family saga from the Sunday Times bestselling author
Author: Val Wood
Narrator: Anne Dover
Unabridged: 10 hr 31 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Transworld Digital
Published: 11/25/2021
Categories: Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction, Sagas, Coming Of Age, Family Life, Friendship, Clean & Wholesome Romance, Small Town & Rural, Women, Animals
Synopsis
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1864: Following the untimely death of her cold-hearted husband, Beatrix and her three children are finally free. While Ambrose has already determined his path in life, eldest son Laurie's future is less certain. With the responsibility of the family estate on his shoulders, Laurie must decide between staying in Yorkshire to farm the family land and following his dreams.
Meanwhile, headstrong and independent Alicia is defying expectation and excelling at school. There she befriends the enigmatic Olivia Snowdon and they quickly become inseparable. But Olivia's family past is shrouded in mystery and as she begins to dig deeper secrets come tumbling out...
Can the two families overcome the challenges that lie ahead?
Praise for Val Wood:
'A heart-warming story filled with compelling action' Rosie Goodwin
'Hull's answer to Catherine Cookson' BBC Radio 4's Front Row
'Wonderfully fully-fleshed characters are the mainstay of [Val Wood's] stories' Peterborough Telegraph
© Val Wood 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
1864: Following the untimely death of her cold-hearted husband, Beatrix and her three children are finally free. While Ambrose has already determined his path in life, eldest son Laurie's future is less certain. With the responsibility of the family estate on his shoulders, Laurie must decide between staying in Yorkshire to farm the family land and following his dreams.
Meanwhile, headstrong and independent Alicia is defying expectation and excelling at school. There she befriends the enigmatic Olivia Snowdon and they quickly become inseparable. But Olivia's family past is shrouded in mystery and as she begins to dig deeper secrets come tumbling out...
Can the two families overcome the challenges that lie ahead?
Praise for Val Wood:
'A heart-warming story filled with compelling action' Rosie Goodwin
'Hull's answer to Catherine Cookson' BBC Radio 4's Front Row
'Wonderfully fully-fleshed characters are the mainstay of [Val Wood's] stories' Peterborough Telegraph
© Val Wood 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
