The White Apron, Christine Eyres
The White Apron, Christine Eyres
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The White Apron

Author: Christine Eyres

Narrator: Cathleen Jane McCarron

Unabridged: 13 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Published: 04/02/2019

Synopsis

Born on a farm outside Edinburgh in the mid-nineteenth century, Agnes Watt is embraced by family, community, and tradition. Her youthful hopes and dreams are quashed but she falls in love and marries William Miller, a Gordon Highlander. Life spirals into dark places as the couple becomes ensnared in the nightmare that descended on the Scottish working-class during the industrial revolution.The triumphs of the great Victorian era came at an appalling human cost and Agnes fights against disease and grinding poverty. She tries to keep her family safe as tragedy stalks them in an age known in Glasgow as “the slaughter of the innocents.” The friendship of other women and her unshakable belief in education strengthens her resolve. Will she endure to rise above the cruelest blow of all?

About Christine Eyres

Christine Eyres is a writer and artist living in Fremantle, Western Australia. Born in Scotland, Christine grew up in the southwest coastal town of Albany before being educated in Perth. She qualified as a teacher and completed a BA of fine art followed by a graduate diploma of English at Curtin University.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shannon on June 13, 2019

The White Apron is an evocative read, taking you to a time and place so tangible so you will want to wash your hands of the Glasgow slum, and hug your children a little closer. Set in the time of the Industrial Revolution, rich with research, The White Apron is the journey of one woman in a time of......more

Goodreads review by Bonnye Reed on October 19, 2020

The White Apron takes place in Scotland between 1959-1909. We follow the life of Agnes, a farmer's daughter, who marries a soldier/cobbler and begins a journey that will carry her and generations of her family all across Scotland. Aggie is a woman with lots of good common sense which was very necess......more

Goodreads review by Laura on April 25, 2019

I have just finished reading The White Apron and thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish - despite the tragic lives of characters found within. You are taken on a journey right in to the heart of the Edinburgh and Glasgow slums of the late 19th century that it's almost a surprise to not to hear t......more

Goodreads review by Judy on December 26, 2020

I don’t really know why but I was captivated by the spirit of our heroine Agnes. What resilience and love she displayed while struggling to keep family alive. The author describes such a hard life - but Agnes survives and ultimately blossoms with the wisdom learned from her difficult life.......more

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