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The Favourite Child

Salford Saga, Book 2

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The Favourite Child

By: Freda Lightfoot
Narrated by: Victoria Brazier
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About this listen

Where there’s daring, there’s danger … Isabella Ashton has always been her father’s favourite, but when she gets involved with the new Birth Control Movement, he is scandalised. A decade has elapsed since the end of the Great War and running a family planning clinic in Salford is challenging but rewarding work.

Bella is grateful for the help of Violet Howarth, a generous-hearted woman who takes her in off the street. Before long, a friendship with Violet’s son, Dan, blossoms into the beginnings of love.

But Bella also crosses paths with handsome ne’er-do-well Billy Quinn, leader of an illegal betting ring, and everything she has worked for is suddenly put at risk.

Content warning: This audiobook contains reference to sexual violence. Listener discretion is advised.

©2001 Freda Lightfoot (P)2025 Bolinda Publishing
20th Century Friendship Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Heartfelt

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Critic reviews

'Compelling and fascinating.' (Middlesborough Evening Gazette)
'A heart wrenching family story that keeps you turning the pages as the drama unfolds.' (Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph)
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