Annabelle, daughter of trailblazing Shilling Hudson, plans to defend the working classes with her words. But she wasn't prepared for the horrors that she encountered in her crusade for justice. In the heart of Victorian Manchester, a cruel mill accident robs Emmy Sterling and her sister of their beloved mother, leaving them at the mercy of their violent, errant father.Over time, their father’s anger turns into abuse, forcing the elder sister to suffer an ‘unspeakable horror’... moreAnnabelle, daughter of trailblazing Shilling Hudson, plans to defend the working classes with her words. But she wasn't prepared for the horrors that she encountered in her crusade for justice. In the heart of Victorian Manchester, a cruel mill accident robs Emmy Sterling and her sister of their beloved mother, leaving them at the mercy of their violent, errant father.Over time, their father’s anger turns into abuse, forcing the elder sister to suffer an ‘unspeakable horror’.When Annabelle learns of the harrowing existence of the working class in the industrial North, she feels compelled to act—whatever the personal cost.Annabelle decides the girl’s story about what she endured must be told.But will the grim truth be uncovered?Read the sequel to Forging the Shilling Girl. less
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