Historical novel set around ENGLAND (Birmingham)
The Match Factory Girls
Location(s): East London
Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
Era(s): 1880's/1890's
When Amelia Spencer finds herself unmarried, pregnant, and cast out by society, she flees to the Bryant & May match factory, searching for her estranged sister, Sadie. But the East End is no refuge – Sadie is trapped in a violent marriage, and the factory is as dangerous as the streets outside.
Desperate for a fresh start, Amelia takes work at Bryant & May and dares to dream of a better life for herself and her son. A chance meeting with the kind-hearted Nicholas Dupree offers hope – but Whitechapel is no place for fragile dreams.
When the shadows of Amelia’s past return with a vengeance – and a killer begins stalking the women of Whitechapel – Amelia must fight to protect her child and the life she’s struggled to claim, before everything she’s fought for is destroyed.
Love, survival, and dark secrets collide in a heart-pounding saga of courage and redemption.
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