The Cotton Lass and Other Stories

Name: The Cotton Lass and Other Stories
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Anna Jacobs
ISBN: 9781787820258

Author: Anna Jacobs

Narrator: Lucy Brownhill, Melle Stewart

Unabridged: 8 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Aurora Audio Books

Published: 01/01/2019

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

This collection of stand-alone short stories is a treat for new readers and dedicated fans alike. In each of these seventeen stories, an ordinary person takes on an extraordinary journey to a new life, discovering facets and strengths they never knew they possessed. Across a variety of time periods and settings, these stories capture Anna Jacobs' unique style and showcase her mastery of emotional tales. The collection includes: 'The Cotton Lass': Widow Sarah is struggling to make ends meet as England suffers from the cotton famine brought on by war in the United States. Will the opportunity to move to Australia provide a new life for her?

About Anna Jacobs

Anna Jacobs grew up in Lancashire and emigrated to Australia, but still visits the UK regularly to see her family and do research, something she loves. She is addicted to writing and figures she'll have to live to be 120 at least to tell all the stories that keep popping up in her imagination and nagging her to write them down. She's also addicted to her own hero, to whom she's been happily married for many years.She is the bestselling author of over ninety novels and has been shortlisted for several awards, and Pride of Lancashire won the Australian Romantic Book of the Year Award in 2006.You can find out more on her website, www.annajacobs.com or on her Facebook page, www.facebook.com/Anna.Jacobs.Books.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Isabella

I really enjoyed this book as it was such a fast and easy read as it is short stories - i picked it up from my local library as i had been wanting to read it for some time but my bookstore didn’t supply!......more

Goodreads review by Lucy

Great selection of shorts......more