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The Orphan Of Ironbridge

Shropshire, 1875. Hettie Jones has grown up in Ironbridge. She has never known her father and, since her mother's death, has been brought up by the Malone family, who treat her as one of their own.

She works as a pit girl at the local



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Shropshire, 1875. Hettie Jones has grown up in Ironbridge. She has never known her father &, since her mother's death, has been brought up by the Malone family, who treat her as one of their own.

She works as a pit girl at the local coal mine, alongside her childhood playfellow, Evan
- although lately, their friendship seems to be blossoming into something more. But when Queenie King takes a fancy to her, Hettie's life is transformed.

Trained first as a lady's maid, & then hurtled into a world of luxury & gentility, she finds her new position difficult to reconcile with her past life. & with Queenie's daughter-in-law scheming against her, Hettie's situation becomes dire.

Can Hettie really use her new position for good, & will she find a way to bridge the divide between rich & poor?

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• ISBN: 9781838773144
• Author: Mollie Walton
• Publisher: Bonnier Publishing
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 426 
• Dimensions: 19.7 x 13 x 3.2 cm
 

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