The Daughters of Ironbridge: A heartwarming Victorian saga for fans of Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin

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Together can they overcome hardship, poverty and disaster

Anny Woodvine's family has worked at the ironworks for as long as she can remember. The brightest child in her road and the first in her family to learn to read, Anny has big dreams. The moment she is asked to run messages to the big house, she's ready to grab the opportunity with both hands.

Margaret King, only daughter of the King family, is surrounded by privilege and wealth. But behind closed doors all is not what it seems. When Anny arrives, Margaret finds her first ally and friend.

Together they plan to change their lives.

But as disaster looms over the ironworks and the King House, Margaret and Anny find themselves surrounded by secrets and betrayal. Can they hold true to each other and find a way to overcome their fate Or are they destined to repeat the mistakes of the past

Reviews

'The Daughters of Ironbridge has that compulsive page-turning quality, irresistible characters the reader gets hugely invested in, and Walton has created a brilliantly alive, vivid and breathing world in Ironbridge.' -- Louisa Treger, author of The Lodger
'a gritty and gripping new saga . . . hard-hitting storyline, clever blend of real history and fiction, and an atmospheric evocation . . .' * lancasterguardian.co.uk *
A Journey. Compelling. Addictive. -- Val Wood
Feisty female characters, an atmospheric setting and a spell-binding storyline make this a phenomenal read. -- Cathy Bramley
'Evocative, dramatic and hugely compelling . . . The Daughters of Ironbridge has all the hallmarks of a classic saga. I loved it.' -- Miranda Dickinson
Such great characters who will stay with me for a long time. * Beth Miller *
'The attention to period detail and beautiful writing drew me right in and kept me reading.' * Lynne Francis *
'Vivid, page-turning drama.' * Pippa Beecheno *
A powerful sense of place and period, compelling characters and a pacy plot had me racing to the end. * Gill Paul *
A story that is vivid, twisting and pacy, with characters that absolutely leap off the page * Iona Grey *
Beautiful and poignant. I'll definitely be reading The Secrets of Ironbridge. * Tania Crosse *

Author Bio

Mollie Walton has always been fascinated by history and on a trip to Shropshire, while gazing down from the iron bridge, found the inspiration for what has become her debut saga novel The Daughters of Ironbridge. She's currently at work on the second book in the series.