Down Weavers Lane, Anna Jacobs
Down Weavers Lane, Anna Jacobs
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Down Weavers Lane
The Staley Family, Book 1

Author: Anna Jacobs

Narrator: Anne Dover

Unabridged: 13 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/04/2019


Synopsis

'Best period book I have EVER read! - 5-star reader review'

Anna Jacob's riveting new Lancashire saga introduces an unforgettable heroine.

Emmy Carter's mother is a prostitute - and her life has made Emmy determined to avoid the same fate. But Emmy is beautiful, so attracts unwanted attention; her mother's protector has his eye on her, as does evil Marcus Armistead, her employer's nephew. Marcus is excited by Emmy's virginity and has her kidnapped, but Emmy hits him over the head and escapes. Marcus, futher enraged, kills her mother and becomes even more determined to rape Emmy, but the combined efforts of the local parson and Emmy's young suitor manage to keep her safe from harm. Finally Emmy sees Marcus get his just desserts, finds out who her father was, and attains the respectability she has so longed for.

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What readers are saying about DOWN WEAVER'S LANE

'Could not put this book down' - 5 stars

'Kept wanting to read it all in one go' - 5 stars

'Such a brilliant writer . . . once you start to read this book you won't be able to put it down' - 5 stars

'A gripping novel' - 5 stars

'This book was brilliant - get the tissues ready!' - 5 stars

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About Anna Jacobs

Anna Jacobs grew up in Lancashire and emigrated to Australia, but still visits the UK regularly to see her family and do research, something she loves. She is addicted to writing and figures she'll have to live to be 120 at least to tell all the stories that keep popping up in her imagination and nagging her to write them down. She's also addicted to her own hero, to whom she's been happily married for many years.She is the bestselling author of over ninety novels and has been shortlisted for several awards, and Pride of Lancashire won the Australian Romantic Book of the Year Award in 2006.You can find out more on her website, www.annajacobs.com or on her Facebook page, www.facebook.com/Anna.Jacobs.Books.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Natalie on January 06, 2021

Traumatic in places but held my interest Emmie, the daughter of a prostitute, is determined not to follow in her mother's footsteps but she has reckoned without the pressures from the small community she ends up in. Automatically tarred with the same brush, she fights a seemingly endless battle to br......more

Goodreads review by Ann on May 31, 2019

I think I may have read too many Anna Jacobs books because they all seem the same to me now. There is always a female that has been kidnapped or in some difficult situation and her love interest comes and rescues her and saves her from the bad guy. Then they get married and live happily ever after.......more

Goodreads review by MRS S PUSEY on March 16, 2020

Another brilliant story Always 5star's for this author her stories are brilliant i felt for young Emmy with a mother like hers and people thinking the same about her.I think this is true even in today's society with some people I'm just glad that Jack didn't feel this way not like her horrible aunt a......more

Goodreads review by Lynn on January 17, 2022

3.5* A good solid story with depth of characters and contemporary realism of the historical period.......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca on September 02, 2022

I love Anna jacobs books and are gradually ploughing through them all. This one took a while for me to get into, but once I d got into it I couldn't put it down. Another great read.......more