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Alexandra Lee Smith
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Dolly Price
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The dark walls of the workhouse. Despairing lives. Who can bring light to such darkness? A midwife can....
Deserted by a selfish man, and driven to the workhouse, young Annabel and her midwife mother face a harsh and hopeless future.
A critical situation for the workhouse governor then opens a door of deliverance for them both, but it seems that revenge and bitterness hound their every step.
A harrowing story of stolen love, rich and poor, faith, family, and fearful odds, Born a Workhouse Baby will keep your heart pounding and your hopes soaring to the end.
Join Dolly Price for her most heart-warming Victorian romance yet, and follow Annabel’s courageous quest to discover the real meaning of love, faith, and family.
If you love clean and wholesome Victorian romance, filled with rich themes of hope against the odds, listen to Born a Workhouse Baby today and experience joyful light in the darkest of days....
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