{"product_id":"glenda-young-collection-8-books-set-family-saga-paperback","title":"Glenda Young Collection 8 Books Set (Paper Mill Girl, Tuppenny Child \u0026 More) - Family Saga - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitles in This Set\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Paper Mill Girl\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Tuppenny Child\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Miner's Lass\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Toffee Factory Girls\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Girl with the Scarlet Ribbon\u003cbr\u003e\nPearl of Pit Lane\u003cbr\u003e\nBelle of the Back Streets\u003cbr\u003e\nSecrets of the Toffee Factory Girls\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nCondition: Brand New\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Headline\u003cbr\u003e\nAge Range: Adult\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nStep into the hard-working, close-knit communities of County Durham and North East England with this collection of eight emotional sagas from bestselling author Glenda Young. Spanning paper mills, pit villages and toffee factories, each story follows a determined young woman fighting poverty and hardship to build a better life. Perfect for fans of Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Catherine Cookson, this set is a wonderful gift for any saga reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThis eight-book collection brings together some of Glenda Young's most loved historical sagas, set against the backdrop of early twentieth-century industrial England. In \u003cem\u003eThe Paper Mill Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, seventeen-year-old Ruth Hardy works gruelling shifts at Grange Paper Works while caring for her ailing parents, only for a dangerous secret to threaten everything she holds dear. \u003cem\u003eThe Tuppenny Child\u003c\/em\u003e follows Ruby Dinsdale, seeking work and a home in a County Durham pit village after a life of hardship. \u003cem\u003eThe Miner's Lass\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePearl of Pit Lane\u003c\/em\u003e continue the mining-village thread, exploring women whose fathers, husbands and brothers risk their lives underground. \u003cem\u003eThe Toffee Factory Girls\u003c\/em\u003e and its sequel, \u003cem\u003eSecrets of the Toffee Factory Girls\u003c\/em\u003e, take readers to a Chester-le-Street toffee factory during the First World War, where sugar rationing threatens jobs. \u003cem\u003eThe Girl with the Scarlet Ribbon\u003c\/em\u003e opens with a newborn abandoned with only a scarlet ribbon for identification, and \u003cem\u003eBelle of the Back Streets\u003c\/em\u003e rounds out the set with another feisty heroine navigating poverty and romance. Together, these sagas offer absorbing, heartfelt storytelling rooted in working-class history, each a standalone read enjoyed in any order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEight complete paperback sagas by a bestselling, award-shortlisted author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRich North East English settings: pit villages, paper mills and toffee factories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeisty, inspiring female leads facing real historical hardship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerfect for fans of Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Catherine Cookson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat value multi-book gift set for saga and historical fiction lovers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach title can be read as a standalone story\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nGlenda Young is a bestselling British author known for her feisty, dramatic historical sagas, as well as cosy crime novels set in Scarborough shortlisted for Best New Crime Series alongside Richard Osman and Val McDermid. She has been praised on Woman's Hour, BBC Radio 4, as \"\u003cspan\u003esuch a good writer\u003c\/span\u003e.\" A prize-winning short story writer, her fiction has appeared in The Express, Take a Break and The People's Friend, for which she also writes the weekly soap opera Riverside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You'll Love This Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nEight unforgettable sagas in one brand new paperback set, packed with resilient heroines, authentic North East history and all the warmth, grit and emotion saga readers crave. A fantastic gift or treat for yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease Note: Cover design may vary slightly from the image shown; this is the current UK paperback edition.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glenda Young","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58171772895614,"sku":"PLD25923","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/4549\/8093\/files\/glenda-young-the-paper-mill-girl-paperback.jpg?v=1791451561","url":"https:\/\/www.letsbuybooks.com\/products\/glenda-young-collection-8-books-set-family-saga-paperback","provider":"Lets Buy Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}