{"product_id":"the-rag-maiden-paperback-by-libby-ashworth","title":"The Rag Maiden Paperback by Libby Ashworth","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003ePenguin UK\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2024-06-11)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e352\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781405962025\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e249.48\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e19.71 x 12.83 x 2.24\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne woman dreams of a better life for her family – but how do you find it when all you've ever known is poverty?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIreland, 1848 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe potato famine has left the                   Cavanah     family destitute. Kitty and Peter manage to secure tickets for America - seeking hope in an unknown land. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut still fortune will not favour them. On a terrifying crossing of the Irish Sea, Peter vanishes, and with him their tickets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, Kitty and her young family are stranded in Liverpool - with not a penny to their name. Facing prejudice and distrust, they move to Blackburn, where the welcome is no warmer, but Kitty at least can gather rags and scraps to exchange for a coin or two.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe refuses to give up hope - on finding Peter, on getting to America. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet Kitty knows they are just one bad day away from the evils of the workhouse . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rag Maiden\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful and enthralling tale of one woman's struggle to save her family.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eLibby Ashworth writes sagas set in Lancashire,  England where she was born and brought up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLibby still lives in Lancashire and is passionate about its history. She can trace her direct ancestors back to the village of Whalley in the Middle Ages. Many of her ancestors worked in the cotton industry - first as home-based spinners and hand loom weavers, and later in the mills of Blackburn. It is their lives Libby has drawn on to tell her stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLibby also writes under the name Elizabeth Ashworth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46555557724321,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781405962025","price":16.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781405962025.jpg?v=1781791366","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-rag-maiden-paperback-by-libby-ashworth","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}