Dilly Court Collection 10 Books Set - Young Adult - Paperback

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The Beggar Maid\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription :\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTilly True\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDismissed from her position as housemaid under a cloud of misunderstanding, Tilly True is forced to return home. But Tilly is determined to make something of her life and, rather than admit the truth to her poverty-stricken family, she sets out once more in search of employment. Her journey takes her to the London law courts, a grim parsonage in one of the most notorious parts of the East End and a house of ill-repute. But when she falls for the dangerous charms of Barnaby Palgrave, Tilly soon finds that her troubles have only just begun...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Mother's Courage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Eloise Cribb receives the news that her husband's ship has been lost at sea, she wonders how she is ever going to manage. With two young children, the rent overdue and almost nothing to live on, she has no alternative but to turn to his estranged family for help. She sets off on the long and arduous journey to Yorkshire, but is met with hostility and soon realises she has little choice but to return to London. Virtually destitute and desperate, Eloise is faced with her worst nightmare: she must either go to the workhouse, or abandon her children at the Foundling Hospital. But she is determined to keep them safe and under her protective wing at all costs...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Loving Family\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEleven-year-old Stella Barry is forced into service when her family find themselves living hand-to-mouth. Leaving her mother and younger brother and sister behind, Stella goes to a big country house outside London. When she returns home one Sunday, she discovers they have disappeared. Thrown out of their lodgings, no one knows where they have gone. Seven years later it looks likely Stella will soon become Cook. But circumstances compel her to flee with no references and only a few personal possessions to her name. She has never forgotten her loving family and is determined to find out what happened to them – once and for all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMermaids Singin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn into poverty and living under the roof of her violent and abusive brother-in-law, young Kitty Cox dreams of working in a women's dress shop in the West End - a million miles away from the reality of her life as a mud-lark, scavenging on the banks of the Thames. Fate soon intervenes and Kitty finds herself working as a skivvy for Sir Desmond and Lady Arabella Mableton in Mayfair. Bullied by the kitchen maids, Kitty is soon taken under Lady Arabella's wing and for the first time in her life Kitty dares to hope. But Lady 'Bella' has a secret and unable to live with her domineering husband she decides to leave, fighting for custody of their daughter, Leonie. Kitty will do anything for her mistress but her loyalty is severely tested as all their lives are thrown into turmoil and Kitty faces a life of poverty and hardship in the slums of the East End once more ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cockney Sparrow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGifted with a beautiful soprano voice, young Clemency Skinner is forced to work as a pickpocket in order to support her crippled brother, Jack. Their feckless mother has fallen into the clutches of an unscrupulous pimp, whose evil presence threatens their daily existence. Befriended by Ned Hawkes and his kindly mother, Clemency struggles to escape from life in the slums of Stew Lane. She finds work with a troupe of buskers and is spotted by the manager of the Strand Theatre. Clemency looks set for operatic stardom, but a chance meeting with the mysterious Jared Stone brings danger and intrigue, and threatens to change her life forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Best of Sisters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Thames carried him away from her, but would it bring him home...? Twelve-year-old Eliza Bragg has known little in life but the cold, comfortless banks of the Thames. Living above her uncle's chandlery she has grown accustomed to a life of penury and servitude, her only comfort the love and protection of her older brother, Bart. But one day Bart accidentally kills a man and is forced to flee to New Zealand. Alone, barefoot, beaten down and at the mercy of her cruel uncle, Eliza realises that her very survival is at stake...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dollmaker's Daughters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFOR RUBY AND ROSETTA CAPRETTI LIFE IN THE SLUMS OF THE EAST END HOLDS LITTLE PROMISE. Although very similar in looks they dream of very different futures. Coquettish, flamboyant Rosetta is desperate to leave the claustrophobic confines of the sewing sweatshop to follow in her wayward aunt's footsteps and work under the bright lights of the music hall. Ruby, quieter and more modest, has always longed to train as a nurse, a pipe-dream for a girl from her humble background. arrow books\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd then, by the side of their father's grave, they meet handsome Jonas Crowe, but little do they know how much one man will affect both their lives for ever ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Lady's Maid\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the quiet of a warm summer's evening, two young mothers are forced to give up their babies...Whilst Kate grows up knowing only poverty and servitude, Josie's world is one of privilege and luxury. Despite the differences in their circumstances, Kate and Josie have been friends since childhood. But their past binds them together in ways they must never know. Until a chance meeting forces Kate and Josie to confront the truth of that night nearly twenty years before - a truth that turns both worlds upside down and threatens to destroy their friendship forever... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Orphan's Dream\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMotherless since she was five, Mirabel Cutler was raised by her father to be a lady. But when he dies suddenly, Mirabel finds herself cast out on the street by her ruthless stepmother. She is taken to a place of refuge by charismatic sea captain, Jack Starke. But the safe haven turns out to be a house of ill-repute. Here she becomes a parlour maid and catches the eye of an elderly, retired army officer, Hubert Kettle. Mirabel has fallen in love with Jack Starke but when she hears that his ship has foundered and all were lost, she has little choice but to accept Hubert’s offer of a home and marriage. Although desperately unhappy, Mirabel is determined to make the best of her life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Beggar Maid\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the age of eight, sixteen-year-old Charity Crosse has been living rough with her grandfather and begging on the streets. When he grandfather passes away, Charity is helped by a kindly doctor who introduces her to bookseller, Jethro Dawkins. Jethro takes Charity in to help in his bookshop and keep house in their one room behind the shop. Charity sleeps under the counter and is not well treated, but Jethro instills in her the love of books that began when her grandmother taught her to read. And she starts to hope for a better future for herself. But Jethro dies unexpectedly, and Charity is faced with eviction when the rent is raised by the unscrupulous landlord. Must Charity give up her dream of running the bookshop herself, and worse, be forced to return to the streets...? \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-isbn=\"9781784757953\" class=\"goodreadr\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","published_at":"2020-06-18T12:01:02+01:00","created_at":"2020-06-18T16:33:49+01:00","vendor":"Arrow Books","type":"Fiction","tags":["10 Books","Age_Adult","Binding_Paperback","Books Over 70% Off","Boxing Day","Type_Collection","UK Bestsellers"],"price":2299,"price_min":2299,"price_max":2299,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":7990,"compare_at_price_min":7990,"compare_at_price_max":7990,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":32707315859555,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"B2D2890","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Dilly Court Collection 10 Books Set - Young Adult - Paperback","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":2299,"weight":2600,"compare_at_price":7990,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9789124192488","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/B2D2890DillyCourtCollection10Books-Thumbnail.jpg?v=1646068991","\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/B2D2890DillyCourtCollection10Books-Front.jpg?v=1646068977","\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/B2D2890DillyCourtCollection10Books-Back.jpg?v=1646069005","\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/B2D2890DillyCourtCollection10Books-Open.jpg?v=1646068969"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/B2D2890DillyCourtCollection10Books-Thumbnail.jpg?v=1646068991","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Dilly Court Collection 10 Books Set - Young Adult - Paperback Young Adult Arrow Books","id":23145283092659,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":2048,"width":2048,"src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/B2D2890DillyCourtCollection10Books-Thumbnail.jpg?v=1646068991"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":2048,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/B2D2890DillyCourtCollection10Books-Thumbnail.jpg?v=1646068991","width":2048},{"alt":"Dilly Court Collection 10 Books Set - Young Adult - Paperback Young Adult Arrow Books","id":23145283027123,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":2048,"width":2048,"src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/B2D2890DillyCourtCollection10Books-Front.jpg?v=1646068977"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":2048,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/B2D2890DillyCourtCollection10Books-Front.jpg?v=1646068977","width":2048},{"alt":"Dilly Court Collection 10 Books Set - Young Adult - Paperback Young Adult Arrow Books","id":23145282994355,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":2048,"width":2048,"src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/B2D2890DillyCourtCollection10Books-Back.jpg?v=1646069005"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":2048,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/B2D2890DillyCourtCollection10Books-Back.jpg?v=1646069005","width":2048},{"alt":"Dilly Court Collection 10 Books Set - Young Adult - Paperback Young Adult Arrow Books","id":23145283059891,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":2048,"width":2048,"src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/B2D2890DillyCourtCollection10Books-Open.jpg?v=1646068969"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":2048,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/B2D2890DillyCourtCollection10Books-Open.jpg?v=1646068969","width":2048}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitles In This Set :\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1. Tilly True\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. A Mother's Courage\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. A Loving Family\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Mermaids Singing\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. The Cockney Sparrow\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. The Best of Sisters\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. The Dollmaker's Daughters\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. The Lady's Maid\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. The Orphan's Dream\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. The Beggar Maid\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription :\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTilly True\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDismissed from her position as housemaid under a cloud of misunderstanding, Tilly True is forced to return home. But Tilly is determined to make something of her life and, rather than admit the truth to her poverty-stricken family, she sets out once more in search of employment. Her journey takes her to the London law courts, a grim parsonage in one of the most notorious parts of the East End and a house of ill-repute. But when she falls for the dangerous charms of Barnaby Palgrave, Tilly soon finds that her troubles have only just begun...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Mother's Courage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Eloise Cribb receives the news that her husband's ship has been lost at sea, she wonders how she is ever going to manage. With two young children, the rent overdue and almost nothing to live on, she has no alternative but to turn to his estranged family for help. She sets off on the long and arduous journey to Yorkshire, but is met with hostility and soon realises she has little choice but to return to London. Virtually destitute and desperate, Eloise is faced with her worst nightmare: she must either go to the workhouse, or abandon her children at the Foundling Hospital. But she is determined to keep them safe and under her protective wing at all costs...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Loving Family\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEleven-year-old Stella Barry is forced into service when her family find themselves living hand-to-mouth. Leaving her mother and younger brother and sister behind, Stella goes to a big country house outside London. When she returns home one Sunday, she discovers they have disappeared. Thrown out of their lodgings, no one knows where they have gone. Seven years later it looks likely Stella will soon become Cook. But circumstances compel her to flee with no references and only a few personal possessions to her name. She has never forgotten her loving family and is determined to find out what happened to them – once and for all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMermaids Singin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn into poverty and living under the roof of her violent and abusive brother-in-law, young Kitty Cox dreams of working in a women's dress shop in the West End - a million miles away from the reality of her life as a mud-lark, scavenging on the banks of the Thames. Fate soon intervenes and Kitty finds herself working as a skivvy for Sir Desmond and Lady Arabella Mableton in Mayfair. Bullied by the kitchen maids, Kitty is soon taken under Lady Arabella's wing and for the first time in her life Kitty dares to hope. But Lady 'Bella' has a secret and unable to live with her domineering husband she decides to leave, fighting for custody of their daughter, Leonie. Kitty will do anything for her mistress but her loyalty is severely tested as all their lives are thrown into turmoil and Kitty faces a life of poverty and hardship in the slums of the East End once more ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cockney Sparrow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGifted with a beautiful soprano voice, young Clemency Skinner is forced to work as a pickpocket in order to support her crippled brother, Jack. Their feckless mother has fallen into the clutches of an unscrupulous pimp, whose evil presence threatens their daily existence. Befriended by Ned Hawkes and his kindly mother, Clemency struggles to escape from life in the slums of Stew Lane. She finds work with a troupe of buskers and is spotted by the manager of the Strand Theatre. Clemency looks set for operatic stardom, but a chance meeting with the mysterious Jared Stone brings danger and intrigue, and threatens to change her life forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Best of Sisters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Thames carried him away from her, but would it bring him home...? Twelve-year-old Eliza Bragg has known little in life but the cold, comfortless banks of the Thames. Living above her uncle's chandlery she has grown accustomed to a life of penury and servitude, her only comfort the love and protection of her older brother, Bart. But one day Bart accidentally kills a man and is forced to flee to New Zealand. Alone, barefoot, beaten down and at the mercy of her cruel uncle, Eliza realises that her very survival is at stake...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dollmaker's Daughters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFOR RUBY AND ROSETTA CAPRETTI LIFE IN THE SLUMS OF THE EAST END HOLDS LITTLE PROMISE. Although very similar in looks they dream of very different futures. Coquettish, flamboyant Rosetta is desperate to leave the claustrophobic confines of the sewing sweatshop to follow in her wayward aunt's footsteps and work under the bright lights of the music hall. Ruby, quieter and more modest, has always longed to train as a nurse, a pipe-dream for a girl from her humble background. arrow books\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd then, by the side of their father's grave, they meet handsome Jonas Crowe, but little do they know how much one man will affect both their lives for ever ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Lady's Maid\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the quiet of a warm summer's evening, two young mothers are forced to give up their babies...Whilst Kate grows up knowing only poverty and servitude, Josie's world is one of privilege and luxury. Despite the differences in their circumstances, Kate and Josie have been friends since childhood. But their past binds them together in ways they must never know. Until a chance meeting forces Kate and Josie to confront the truth of that night nearly twenty years before - a truth that turns both worlds upside down and threatens to destroy their friendship forever... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Orphan's Dream\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMotherless since she was five, Mirabel Cutler was raised by her father to be a lady. But when he dies suddenly, Mirabel finds herself cast out on the street by her ruthless stepmother. She is taken to a place of refuge by charismatic sea captain, Jack Starke. But the safe haven turns out to be a house of ill-repute. Here she becomes a parlour maid and catches the eye of an elderly, retired army officer, Hubert Kettle. Mirabel has fallen in love with Jack Starke but when she hears that his ship has foundered and all were lost, she has little choice but to accept Hubert’s offer of a home and marriage. Although desperately unhappy, Mirabel is determined to make the best of her life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Beggar Maid\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the age of eight, sixteen-year-old Charity Crosse has been living rough with her grandfather and begging on the streets. When he grandfather passes away, Charity is helped by a kindly doctor who introduces her to bookseller, Jethro Dawkins. Jethro takes Charity in to help in his bookshop and keep house in their one room behind the shop. Charity sleeps under the counter and is not well treated, but Jethro instills in her the love of books that began when her grandmother taught her to read. And she starts to hope for a better future for herself. But Jethro dies unexpectedly, and Charity is faced with eviction when the rent is raised by the unscrupulous landlord. Must Charity give up her dream of running the bookshop herself, and worse, be forced to return to the streets...? \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-isbn=\"9781784757953\" class=\"goodreadr\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e"}