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''I couldn''t put the book down!'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review
''A heartwarming story that brings the people who worked in the sewing machine factory to life.'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

Like half of all the young women living in the Scottish town Clydebank in early 1911, Ellen works at the sewing machine factory. So does her big sister, Bridget, Bridget''s fiancé Malcolm, and her new friend Sadie, who has come to work at the factory after the death of her father...

For Sadie, the factory is a way to make ends meet, but Ellen has sewing in her veins. She is even making Bridget''s wedding dress on her beloved sewing machine. But after the excitement of the wedding dies down, everything changes. Ellen discovers that the work of the cabinet polishers - her job - is to be reorganised, and they will be doing more work for less pay.

Ellen feels betrayed - the sewing factory is her fa

The Sewing Factory Girls

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    A Paperback / softback by Posy Lovell

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      Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 09/11/2023
      ISBN13: 9781398718777, 978-1398718777
      ISBN10: 1398718777
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''I couldn''t put the book down!'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review
      ''A heartwarming story that brings the people who worked in the sewing machine factory to life.'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

      Like half of all the young women living in the Scottish town Clydebank in early 1911, Ellen works at the sewing machine factory. So does her big sister, Bridget, Bridget''s fiancé Malcolm, and her new friend Sadie, who has come to work at the factory after the death of her father...

      For Sadie, the factory is a way to make ends meet, but Ellen has sewing in her veins. She is even making Bridget''s wedding dress on her beloved sewing machine. But after the excitement of the wedding dies down, everything changes. Ellen discovers that the work of the cabinet polishers - her job - is to be reorganised, and they will be doing more work for less pay.

      Ellen feels betrayed - the sewing factory is her fa

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