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Lily

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Lily

By: Rose Tremain
Narrated by: Hattie Morahan
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Brought to you by Penguin.

Nobody knows yet that she is a murderer....

Abandoned at the gates of a London park one winter's night in 1850, baby Lily Mortimer is saved by a young police constable and taken to the London Foundling Hospital. Lily is fostered by an affectionate farming family in rural Suffolk, enjoying a brief childhood idyll before she is returned to the hospital, where she is punished for her rebellious spirit. Released into the harsh world of Victorian London, Lily becomes a favoured employee at Belle Prettywood's Wig Emporium, but all the while she is hiding a dreadful secret....

Across the years, policeman Sam Trench keeps watch over the young woman he once saved. When Sam meets Lily again, there is an instant attraction between them, and Lily is convinced that Sam holds the key to her happiness - but might he also be the one to uncover her crime and so condemn her to death?

©2021 Rose Tremain (P)2021 Penguin Audio
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Enjoyable beautifully written

Really enjoyed listening and superbly read. Rather melodramatic with very colourful characters - more penny dreadful than Dickens but I was quite hooked throughout and sad to say farewell to the cast of characters at the end. Will tug your heart strings.

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Rose Tremain’s standards remain high

I loved this most recent book, written with the utmost sympathy for the poverty and disgrace of Victorian London. The narration is perfectly in tune with the story and illuminates Lily’s thought processes and motivations.

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captivating

I loved this book had me hooked from start to finish Rose Tremain good work

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Lovely

An enjoyable read. Interesting reading of Lily and her journey through life. What she learned to trust and no; ultimately relying on herself.

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Beautiful

Such an amazing story, with intense descriptions that evoke vivid images that really transports you into lilys world.
Lilly’s childhood really tugs at your heart strings. Loved it

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A Wonderful Story

I so enjoyed this book . Realistic story of life in a Victorian orphanage. So well written and wonderful narration.

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Brilliantly narrated and beautifully written story

It is said that there's an anticlimactic end to this story, and that it could offer more than it did. But sometimes this is the end a story needs to have, and this story was written brilliantly in a way that keeps the reader (or in this case listener) firmly invested into the fortunes -or misfortunes- of Lily, and how her Odyssey might lead her to her salvation or her demise.
Historical accuracy and details of a life that could truly have existed at some point, of a girl that perhaps did exist, are woven into a story with the steady surety of a master of her craft that is Rose Tremain.
There might be some imperfections, some question left partially unanswered, but there's a flow so natural, so real as we dwell into the thoughts and feelings of the young girl, sharing her sorrows, and longing for her wishes, hearing her thoughts and understanding her confusions, that all render these little imperfections a part of life as easily accepted as a little cloud on a clear sky.

As for the narrator, I don't think there could have been a better choice. Hattie Morahan (which I remembered from Beauty & the Beast live-action remake) breathes life into the pages and perfectly captures Lily as well as the other characters.

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very well told story.

This story is full of very evocative discrpion. you feel like you are there with Lilly. it's a sad story and the ending is not what you expect.

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Great Novel

This is a captivating novel that draws readers deep into the heart of Victorian London, weaving a tale that is both haunting and beautiful. The story centres around Lily, a foundling, who is abandoned at birth and raised in the harsh environment of a foundling hospital. Tremain masterfully portrays Lily's struggles as she navigates the complexities of life in Victorian England, capturing the reader's attention from the very first page.

One of the novel's greatest strengths is its ability to immerse the reader in the atmosphere of Victorian London without overwhelming them with excessive detail. The characters are well-developed, contributing to the novel's emotional depth.

The moral ambiguities and the difficult choices faced by Lily and those around her are portrayed with a sensitivity that adds layers of complexity to the narrative.

Having read *Lily*, I am certainly eager to explore more of Rose Tremain's work.

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Outstanding performance. A Tale that resonates.

Well thought through plot and storyline. Deep and Realistic Characters. Gripping and extremely emotional, had me weeping and proclaiming I couldn't listen anymore, but I couldn't stop listening till the end.

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