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  • The Daughters of Ironbridge

  • The Ironbridge Saga, Book 1
  • By: Mollie Walton
  • Narrated by: Lu Corfield
  • Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (52 ratings)
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The Daughters of Ironbridge

By: Mollie Walton
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Summary

A heart-warming saga set against an ironworks in 1830s Shropshire by debut author Mollie Walton.

Anny Woodvine's family has worked at the ironworks for as long as she can remember. The brightest child in her road and the first in her family to learn to read, Anny has big dreams. The moment she is asked to run messages to the big house, she's ready to grab the opportunity with both hands. Margaret King, only daughter of the King family, is surrounded by privilege and wealth. But behind closed doors all is not what it seems. When Anny arrives, Margaret finds her first ally and friend. Together they plan to change their lives. But as disaster looms over the ironworks and the King House, Margaret and Anny find themselves surrounded by secrets and betrayal. 

Can they hold true to each other and find a way to overcome their fate? Or are they destined to repeat the mistakes of the past?

©2019 Mollie Walton (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd

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wonderful story!

Loved the plot, the characters and the setting. One of the best books I've listened to in a while. Looking forward to the next one!

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A cast iron five stars.

Two girls, one from a rich and predominately heartless family, one from a poor loving family, form a secret friendship. A steadfast friendship cast in iron, yet as brittle as glass. Mollie Walton’s delightfully enticing characters lure the reader into a world ruled by a blackened fire-belching behemoth of an iron foundry. The skilful writing breaths fresh air into a historical family saga, drawing back the drapes of time, to offer a prospect into lives, loves and losses of two socially polar families in 1830s Shropshire.

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Brilliant

This story had me gripped from the start and Lu is an amazing narrator, she brings the story alive, really looking forward to the next book I this brilliant saga.

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Great

Amazing book. I Love the book and narration. It took me straight to Ironbridge despite I have never been.

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I loved listening to this saga

I visited iron bridge years ago & saw all 7 sites listening to this saga was very interesting & I can imagine the bosses in the big house looking down on the workers. The factory's that made the iron did indeed feel like hell on earth & this was only with the hammers thumping non stop, it's no wonder that the men who worked there didn't live to a ripe old age. Mollie certainly brought the whole saga to life & I look forward to listening to her second book. Lu Corfield has the perfect pitch as the narrator.

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Such a good read

Such a good read, struggled to put it away. The narrator is so good and the story full of emotion without the bad language so common in most modern literature.

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A great all rounder

I loved both sets of characters and enjoyed the enthusiasm of how it was narrated. Can’t wait to start the next one.

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Great characters and brilliant story

I was hooked from the first page and enjoy every minute as the story unfolded. Really looking forward to the next in the trilogy. Brilliant narrator who brought each character to life.

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