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Faith
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
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Summary
Wakefield, 1964.
Life is hardly rosy for Annie Wills – an unhappy upbringing and then married too young with husband Gary soon proving a lazy coward unable to hold down a job, his fists always ready to vent his anger on the world. The one shining star in Annie's life is her perfect little girl, Maria.
When Gary foolishly ends up in debt to local crime family, the Waltons, the only way for Annie to keep a roof over their heads is to work at one of the Waltons' drinking clubs. There, for the sake of Maria, Annie does the unthinkable and keeps men happy, night after night.
Maria grows into a stunning teenager who catches the eye of Fred Walton, volatile son of family boss, Ted. Despite Annie's desperate efforts to protect Maria from this seedy world, the young couple fall into a relationship and inevitably Maria falls pregnant. Fred is furious at the news, lashing out again and again with his hand, his ring with its secret razor tip leaving Maria with deep, livid scars criss-crossing one side of her beautiful face. Annie knows the marks on her daughter's face will never fade but they will be nothing compared to the trauma Maria will hold deep inside. Annie and Maria simply cannot stay in town.
With Maria's face wrapped in bandages, they flee to London. Joyce, a fellow prostitute from the Walton's bar who has recently moved to Stepney, shows mother and daughter the only generosity and kindness they've ever known and helps them find a new life in the East End.
But the secrets left behind in Wakefield fester. And while Annie and Maria may be finished with their hometown, the Waltons are far from finished with them.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-06-24
the characters you really get to know them.
love the whole story brilliant narrator makes each character come to life in their own right brilliant all round
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- Kelly Chamberlain
- 05-06-24
Loved it
Can't wait to see what is in store for the next in the series
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- jo
- 29-05-24
Loved it
Fab story great narration as always by Annie
Looking forward to the next book in series
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- Ian Stewart
- 30-05-24
Excellent
can't wait until next reading absolutely fab
Annie Aldridge as always brings the characters alive
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- Yve
- 30-05-24
Extremely Good
First time reading this author - she is exceptional - very engaging storyline and exceptionally well written - looking forward to the follow up to this book! Annie Aldington narrating seals the deal - all characters amaz8ngly real and relatable - I am very biased as Annie is my all time favourite narrator but as always a great performance!
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- Mealeys
- 28-06-24
Great story
I love this reminds me of martina Cole novels. Definitely would recommend this author and title
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- Sharon bainbridge
- 25-05-24
The whole story
Brilliant read, I was hooked to the story line ,from start to finish, very sad at times .
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-05-24
All of it
What an amazing book and read amazingly by Annie audington I cannot wait to read the next book
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- Jacqueline
- 20-05-24
Can’t wait for the next book
Loved the storyline. I found myself really immersed in the characters and they were really likeable. Fantastic narration brought it to life. I was really invested in the characters which is the whole point of a story. Hurry up with your next book .
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- MARIA
- 28-06-24
Annie Aldington’s narration excellent
Loved it all totally believable story of women fallen in hard times and the battle to survive
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