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Children of Fortune

A powerful new family saga from the Sunday Times bestselling author

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Children of Fortune

By: Val Wood
Narrated by: Anne Dover
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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

 Coming of Age Family Life Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Victorian Fiction Heartfelt Mystery
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Critic reviews

With fully developed characters and a compelling story... A great choice for a book club
Hull's answer to Catherine Cookson
A heart-warming story filled with compelling action
Wonderfully fully-fleshed characters are the mainstay of [Val Wood's] stories
A gripping saga
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Another Valarie Wood fantastic story as expected from this author. I like the way it mentions characters from previous books, but it doesn't matter if this is the reader's first Val Wood book. I also enjoy the fact that it is set in my local area.

Another fantastic story

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Very easy listening, as I had it on speakers my husband also enjoyed this story. Excellent.

True family life.

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Just excellent. Don't think the beginning seems slow and nothing happens, it sets the scene for a great story.

An absolute must as a follow on to The lonely wife

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All about a woman and her children and how they excelled in their education to accomplish their dreams and lives.

fabulous

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A lovely easy going family story I thoroughly enjoyed hadn’t heard of this author but will keep a lookout for more of her books

Lovely easy listening story

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