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  • Farewell to Lancashire

  • The Swan River, Book 1
  • By: Anna Jacobs
  • Narrated by: Nicolette McKenzie
  • Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (96 ratings)

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Farewell to Lancashire

By: Anna Jacobs
Narrated by: Nicolette McKenzie
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Summary

Saga storytelling at its finest for all Catherine Cookson fans. 

Cassandra Blake has raised her three motherless sisters. The girls are the pride of their book-loving, impractical father, and not in a hurry to marry. Then the American Civil War cuts off supplies of cotton to Lancashire, the mills fall silent and there is no work. There is a stark choice: stay and risk starvation or pack up and begin again elsewhere. 

Cassandra has fallen in love with Reece Gregory, but he can't support a wife. When he's given the chance to start a new life in Western Australia, he seizes the opportunity, promising to send for her.

Then an old feud tears the family apart. Cassandra is kidnapped and her sisters are forced to sail with a group of desperate cotton lasses to Fremantle. Penniless and alone, Cassandra is determined to find them again - but when she is offered a way, there is a painful price to pay.

©2019 Anna Jacobs (P)2019 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd

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Torment and Triumph

A moving srorya about difficulties effecting the cotton industry caused by the American Civil War and spitefull aunt

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Brilliant

This book is a lovely story I can’t wait to listen to the next in this series thank you

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this stopped playing with 8 hours left to play

it seems like a lovely book, not happy i could not listen to it all

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Enjoyable

I enjoyed this story but thought it had the most peculiar ending, I don't like books that don't have a proper ending

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A Great Story

I had the paperback version of this book for ages then decided to get it on Audible and now I can't wait to listen to the rest of the series.

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Had a good potential

The story was good and I enjoyed it but suddenly it ended with many unanswered questions. It was as if the author had grown bored. Sad not to have the loose ends tied up.

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farewell to Lancashire

can't wait to read the next book .Life down there was very harsh hope it gets better for them all .Being the next one on

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Great read

I really like this book it's been a long time I have given anh book five stars but this story flows well the plot is good the characters likable, hated and sometimes funny the narrator did a great job this is a great start to the series

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