by Judy Summers
Can she save her family when they need her the most?
Liverpool, 1847. At seventeen, Delilah Shaw is the eldest of the eight Shaw siblings, and the one who must take charge when her mother and brother die in a tragic manner, and her father is left disabled in an accident at the docks.
Taking care of the cooking, cleaning, washing and childcare is hard enough, but when they can no longer afford to live in the family home, Delilah must make the heartbreaking choice to leave it and to take two of her younger sisters to the workhouse.
Determined to earn enough to get them back, Delilah conjures up a plan to start a flower-selling business, with the support of her new friends, Irish siblings Bridget and Frank, as well as trusted dockworker Abraham.
But as her father's drinking habit gets worse, and her siblings grow weaker, Delilah must ask whether she can really forge a better life for her family before it's too late?
♥ Review ♥
If you love a beautifully depicted family saga then A Winter's Wish has to be on your to-read list. This story was utterly compelling and the characters and era were beautifully depicted.
Delilah's life is one of tragedy, and she does everything she can to keep her family together. There are scenes in this novel that are truly terrible so make sure you have some tissues ready because you are going to need them!
I thought this book was brilliant for beginning to end. A real treat for lovers of quality historical women's fiction.
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