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The Forgotten Seamstress

By: Liz Trenow
Narrated by: Danielle Farrow
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A stunning book set in the Edwardian era about a seamstress working at Buckingham Palace. Full of drama, betrayal and compelling historical detail, perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley and Tracy Rees.

It is 1914 and Maria, a shy teenager, is appointed to Buckingham Palace as a seamstress for the royal family.

There, she is lucky enough to meet the Prince of Wales and is soon captivated by his glamour and intensity. But theirs is a doomed love affair and before long Maria’s life takes a tragic turn.

Torn between passion and integrity, she makes a choice that has devastating consequences …

Can a beautiful quilt, discovered many years later reveal the truth behind what happened to Maria?

20th Century Coming of Age Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance War & Military Women's Fiction World War I Royalty Tear-jerking Military
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Critic reviews

Praise for Liz Trenow:
‘Extraordinary, fascinating …deeply rooted in history’ Midweek, Radio 4
“Liz Trenow sews together the strands of past and present as delicately as the exquisite stitching on the quilt which forms
the centerpiece of the story.”
Lucinda Riley
‘An assured debut with a page-turning conclusion.’ Daily Express
“An intriguing patchwork of past and present, upstairs
and downstairs, hope and despair.” Daisy Goodwin,
‘A novel about the human spirit – Liz Trenow paints with able prose a picture of the prejudices that bind us and the love that sets us free … Splendid.’ Pam Jenoff, author of The Kommandant’s Girl
‘This absorbing novel delves into the secrets of wartime silk production and makes them totally fascinating … Tremendously atmospheric and convincing in its details, with characters that touch the heart. A book to savour.’ Kate Furnivall, author of The Russian Concubine
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The narration wasn’t easy to listen to, very stilted, with comical accents. But I enjoyed the story, not sure I’ll look out for more though.

Interesting story, nice twists n turns

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loved it , was a bit dubious at first as to whether I would like it but I loved it

easy to listen to and enjoyable

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This book was an easy listen, a book that I found not to put down, and if I had to, I couldn’t wait to get back to it!

Enjoyable

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This had great potential as a story, really good ideas. interesting historical content.

Caroline's character was unlikeable, self absorbed and a bit pathetic. The 40 something, male voice sounded like a wobble old man had no presence or personality.

The narration was awful. voices, accents appeared to all come from my fair lady! seriously! Super posh or Eliza doolittle!

Wouldn't read another by this author or narrator.

Good story idea but..

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