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The Beggar Maid

By: Dilly Court
Narrated by: Annie Aldington
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About this listen

The wonderfully nostalgic, vivid and compelling new novel from the Sunday Times top five bestselling author of A Loving Family.

From the age of eight, sixteen-year-old Charity Crosse has been living rough with her grandfather and begging on the streets.

When he grandfather passes away, Charity is helped by a kindly doctor who introduces her to bookseller, Jethro Dawkins. Jethro takes Charity in to help in his bookshop and keep house in their one room behind the shop.

Charity sleeps under the counter and is not well treated, but Jethro instills in her the love of books that began when her grandmother taught her to read. And she starts to hope for a better future for herself.

But Jethro dies unexpectedly, and Charity is faced with eviction when the rent is raised by the unscrupulous landlord. Must Charity give up her dream of running the bookshop herself, and worse, be forced to return to the streets...?

 Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance

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Critic reviews

Atmospheric, vivid and compelling.
There's a depth to her characters, and the locations are vividly drawn
All stars
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Loved it and was drawn in to the characters from the very beginning.
my second book by Dilly Court love her as an author and am already searching her for my next book

Bought Victorian London to life

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A tale you could not put down gripping storey very well told a must for anyone

Begged maid

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I don’t usually get into a book so quickly but this story had me hooked from the beginning. Loved listening to Annie Aldington narrating this lovely story from start to finish.

I would definitely recommend this book.

Lovely story well narrated

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Enjoyed a sunny day sitting in the garden and listening to this gentle ea
little book. Will definitely be reading more from this author.

Gentle read.

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Excellent book, I didn't want it to finish. Now waiting for the next new book to be released

Love this book

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