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The Girl with the Scarlet Ribbon

An utterly unputdownable, heartwrenching saga

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The Girl with the Scarlet Ribbon

By: Glenda Young
Narrated by: Katy Sobey
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'In the world of historical saga writers, there's a brand new voice' My Weekly

From the author of Pearl of Pit Lane, a dramatically powerful and romantic saga of tragedy and triumph.

If you love Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin, you'll LOVE Glenda Young!

'You deserve more than this, Jess... You deserve to know the truth about the McNallys.'

When a newborn baby girl is found abandoned with nothing but a scarlet ribbon tied to her basket, Ada Davidson, housekeeper of the wealthy McNally family's home, the Uplands, takes her into her care. Sworn to secrecy about the baby's true identity, Ada names her Jess and brings her up as her own, giving Jess no reason to question where she came from.

But when Ada passes away, grief-stricken Jess, now sixteen, is banished from the place she's always called home. With the scarlet ribbon the only connection to her past, will Jess ever find out where she really belongs? And will she uncover the truth about the ruthless McNallys?

Praise for Glenda Young:

'I really enjoyed Glenda's novel. It's well researched and well written and I found myself caring about her characters' Rosie Goodwin

'Will resonate with saga readers everywhere...a wonderful, uplifting story' Nancy Revell

'All the ingredients for a perfect saga and I loved Meg; she's such a strong and believable character. A fantastic debut' Emma Hornby

'Glenda has an exceptionally keen eye for domestic detail which brings this local community to vivid, colourful life and Meg is a likeable, loving heroine for whom the reader roots from start to finish' Jenny Holmes

'I found it difficult to believe that this was a debut novel, as "brilliant" was the word in my mind when I reached the end. I enjoyed it enormously, being totally absorbed from the first page. I found it extremely well written, and having always loved sagas, one of the best I've read' Margaret Kaine

Look out for Glenda's other compelling sagas, Belle of the Back Streets, The Tuppenny Child and Pearl of Pit Lane.

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Critic reviews

In the world of historical saga writers, there's a brand new voice
I really enjoyed Glenda's novel. It's well researched and well written and I found myself caring about her characters (Rosie Goodwin)
Will resonate with saga readers everywhere...a wonderful, uplifting story (Nancy Revell)
All the ingredients for a perfect saga and I loved Meg; she's such a strong and believable character. A fantastic debut (Emma Hornby)
Glenda has an exceptionally keen eye for domestic detail which brings this local community to vivid, colourful life and Meg is a likeable, loving heroine for whom the reader roots from start to finish (Jenny Holmes)
I found it difficult to believe that this was a debut novel, as "brilliant" was the word in my mind when I reached the end. I enjoyed it enormously, being totally absorbed from the first page. I found it extremely well written, and having always loved sagas, one of the best I've read (Margaret Kaine)
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What a brilliant book, a really enjoyable listen. So excellently read, it brought it to life.

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Second book of Glenda Young I've listened to and I really really enjoyed this one from the beginning to the end and I didn't want it to finish 😁

The Girl with the Scarlet Ribbon

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loved it and hearing of all the places we I work and my customers live

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Really excellent. How can I find such a good story to follow this one. That’s how good it was. Excellent narrator as well.

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It's a nice easy listen but lacks any real drama or emotional grit that you would expect from a storyline like this. The main character goes through neglect and trauma, yet shows no signs of psychological impact, instead she is mostly unphased by any of it and always seems to land on her feet. Also the class system in those days was ruthless and unfair, even to own family, not the sugar coated portrayal in this book. If you like Lesley Pearse, this will feel a bit flat against her work. Katie Sobey however is a wonderful narrator, as always.

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