A sad cautionary story that I don't feel would really happen in todays world. It was a third novel but didn't seem to matter. I wasn't into it but it just wasn't for me it was a good book though.

I really wanted to enjoy this one, but it was so depressing. I was hoping the book would end on a positive, but was disappointed.

More of a cautionary tale than a fun story to read. Sara wants love and happy endings and with Joe she only finds child after child and struggle. He's hiding something (duh) and it's not good for her. This, hopefully, would not happen in today's world. I had a lot of sympathy for Sara but golly, this was just sad. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC.

Thank you Netgalley for a copy of this book.
I am a big fan of historical fiction so I was looking forward to this book.
I liked the idea of the story....my problem was the character. I found her weak and unlike able.
I tried to root for her but she was clueless.
The ending was not what I expected...not in a good way.
I would check out Lynne Francis’s other work because I do enjoy this genre and see what her other work is like.

Excellent storyline. Wonderful main characters. I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it highly.

“Sarah’s Story” by Lynne Francis is set in Yorkshire, England. Sarah lives with and helps her herbalist grandmother while the rest of the family lives in Manchester working in the mills. She dreams of a more exciting life than she has and wants to be with her family. While gathering herbs for her grandmother’s potions, she meets Joe Bancroft, who says he works on the canal. He seems a nice sort and she keeps finding ways to meet up with him. Eventually, she becomes pregnant and he marries her. Leaving her alone for long periods of time, he comes around occasionally and usually just long enough to get her pregnant again. What is his story? Sarah makes all kinds of excuses for him and never questions what he does. Sarah’s life is definitely not exciting but is hard and grinding. She spends her days trying to make enough to feed her family since she can’t depend on Joe to help.

I thought this story was so depressing. I kept waiting for something good to happen. The end of the story was not a feel-good moment at all. I felt very tired just reading about Sarah and her life

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An enjoyable read,good description of the surrounding area.
Sara story is an easy summer read would like to read the sequel to the book to see what happens to the children.I was not really impressed by the main character Sara,seemed weak and difficult to believe that she did not realise what Joe did or if he was already married as there were signs.

A very enjoyable read although not my usual type that I normally go for and a bit predictable in parts.

I don't think I will read any more from this author but this is only based on the fact that it is not not my usual type of book.