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By: Lynette Rees
Narrated by: Deirdra Whelan
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A heartwarming saga, perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Maggie Hope. Orphaned at the age of ten-years-old, Archie Ledbetter, is forced to live with his uncle in his very grand house. Uncle Walter seems emotionless, exhibiting little feeling towards the young lad. If it wasn't for some of the staff at Huntington Hall, Archie's life would be a complete misery. There's a dark secret that Cook hints at as to why Archie's mother left her lavish lifestyle behind and ended up settling in the East End of London, scraping a living selling cakes and confectionery from the back of a barrow in the marketplace. Archie's never known his father and wonders who he is. Just as he's settling in at the house, someone comes along and seizes the opportunity to kidnap Archie, forcing him to work as a chimney sweep, navigating searing hot chimney breasts in an inferno of hell. As if life couldn't get much harder for boy, he cries himself to sleep at night praying for the angels to take him so he can finally see his mother once again in heaven... Will Archie finally find the love he's looking for?©2018 Lynette Rees (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance Victorian Heartfelt
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Firstly I think this is for a child. Age 10up. Honestly keep on thinking it's going to take off. When I realized there were only a few minutes left in the story I was very disappointed. Very meh and simple

Not my type of story

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Very easy listening.
Probably suitable for 10-12 year olds.
For adults it reminds one of Fagin in Dickens without the rounded characters and is a very predictable story, I found myself getting impatient at times , at others falling asleep which was great for an insomniac. The book is somewhat rushed at the end to tie up all the loose ends

Children’s story, predictable format

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Loved the descriptive reading, I will be downloading the next book, very enjoyable story to listen to

Feel good book

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this book was very like Oliver twist,and Archie mentioned Charles Dickinson's. most enjoyable listen.will listen again

the history that had been shone through the story.

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there is absolutely nothing that could be changed throughly listening to this book found it hard to put down.

depth of feelings by both author and narrator

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