The Tinker's Girl

Oct 20, 2024 7:52 PM

Author:Catherine Cookson

The Tinker's Girl

Cumbria, 1870s.

Just before her fifteenth birthday Jinnie Howlett is offered a position as maid-of-all-work at a farm near the Cumbrian border. She hopes this will be a welcome relief from the workhouse she knows too well.

But when she meets her brutish employers Jinnie realises she has only exchanged one life of drudgery for another. She is grateful when one of the sons befriends her, but it isn't long before Jennie sees how tempting life is beyond her place of work . . .

Catherine Cookson was the original and bestselling saga writer, selling over 100 million copies of her novels. If you like Dilly Court, Katie Flynn or Donna Douglas, you'll love Catherine Cookson.

Reviews

Humour, toughness, resolution and generosity are Cookson virtues . . . In the specialised world of women's popular fiction, Cookson has created her own territory

—— Helen Dunmore, The Times

A lovely summer read and I am sure that fans of the series will find it gorgeous.

—— On My Bookshelf

Debbie Macomber has a knack for writing characters that have a lot of pain and darkness in their pasts, and her books always end on an inspiring note

—— Culturefly

A gripping yarn

—— Northern Life

Praise for Lesley Pearse

—— -

Heart-warming and evocative, a real delight to read

—— Sun

A narrative that gallops along, this is quintessential Pearse that will delight her army of readers

—— Daily Mail on Without a Trace

Glorious, heartwarming

—— Woman & Home

Evocative, compelling, told from the heart

—— Sunday Express

Utterly riveting, brilliant

—— Closer

Full of love, passion and heartbreak

—— Best

This gripping tale of war and friendship is perfect for a long day of beach reading.

—— Marie Claire

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