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The Winter Promise

By: Rosie Goodwin
Narrated by: Charlie Sanderson
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With all her signature warmth, wonderful characters and unforgettable drama, start this brand new chapter in the storytelling of Rosie Goodwin, Britain's best-loved saga author.

1850. When Opal Sharp finds herself and her younger siblings suddenly orphaned and destitute, she thinks things can get no worse.

But soon three of them - including Opal - are struck down with the illness that took their father from them, and her brother Charlie is forced to make an impossible decision. Unable to afford a doctor, he knows the younger children will not survive. So, unbeknownst to Opal, Charlie takes their younger siblings to the workhouse, where he knows they will at least be fed and have a roof over their heads.

Opal is heartbroken and struggles to forgive him. Charlie, in turn, takes bigger and bigger risks to try to support what's left of the Sharp family and earn Opal's forgiveness - but he takes it too far and finds himself in trouble with the law. Soon, he is sent on a convict ship to Australia.

As poor Opal is forced to say goodbye to the final member of her family, she makes a promise to reunite them all one day.

Will Opal ever see her family again?

©2020 Rosie Goodwin (P)2023 W F Howes Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance Victorian Heartfelt

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Once again Rosie Goodwin has written a lovely story and Charlie Sanderson is a marvellous narrator, she makes you feel you are there with her, well done to you both

Great listening

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4 siblings are left to fend for themselves when their parents die. Thrown out of the only home they've ever known, Opal, Charlie, Suzie and Jack must fins a way to survive without the protection of their parents. When they fall ill, Charlie sets in motion a series of events that separates them from each other, but will they survive on their own. Follow their journeys through the workhouse, penal colonies, abusive husbands and more. Can they ever hope to see each other again? Can Charlie live with his choice that tears a family apart?

Great story of hope and family

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A really lovely story had to keep listening until end because l couldn’t wait to find out what happened

C j hale

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As always Rosie has excelled again lovely story and well narrated love it was set in Nuneaton

Excellent

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A beautifull story set in the 50s about 4 very young children who struggled to survive in harsh weather's after loosing their dad mum and newborn sister.

sibling love

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Though life for this family throws many difficult life changing situations, there courageous and strength see great rewards in the end. Nicely written.

Justice prevails!

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lovely compelling story. well narrated and entertaining. very easy listening. looking forward to another book by this author

the narrators ability to do so many different accents

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Well done this story was brilliant from start to finish the best I have heard for a long time

Brilliant

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when Charlie put the youngest two children into the workhouse it sent him and opal on a live off change

when opal losses her parents her world changes

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it took a while for me to settle in to this story. I struggled a little with the narrator. but it was the story that won through in the end.

charming story

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