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Dare to Dream by Gemma Jackson

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Dare to Dream

Author
Gemma Jackson
Narrator
Caroline Lennon
Publisher
Magna
Publish Date
1 October 2024
Run Time
10 hours 6 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Historical romance, Generational sagas
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Georgina Corrigan is worried. The first women sent to her Percy Place home by the BOBs - an organisation which supports women escaping difficult home lives - are ready to step out into the world again. Some have found opportunities in Dublin, others in New York. Will those travelling to America find employment with the Harvey Company? Thousands try every year to become Harvey Girls - young women who serve in restaurants and hotels on the railway line. Will they be successful when so many fail? Meanwhile, at home complications multiply. Georgina is surprised when a strange young man appears, claiming the BOBs have sent him. Then Flora Kilroy appears on Georgina's doorstep, claiming to be a relative. As the people who serve in the house struggle to meet the demands of each new arrival, Georgina wonders if she will ever know peace again.

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Author
Gemma Jackson
Narrator
Caroline Lennon
Duration
10 hours 6 minutes
Release Date
1 October 2024
ISBN
9781399134408
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Magna
Genre
Historical romance, Generational sagas

Synopsis

Georgina Corrigan is worried. The first women sent to her Percy Place home by the BOBs - an organisation which supports women escaping difficult home lives - are ready to step out into the world again. Some have found opportunities in Dublin, others in New York. Will those travelling to America find employment with the Harvey Company? Thousands try every year to become Harvey Girls - young women who serve in restaurants and hotels on the railway line. Will they be successful when so many fail? Meanwhile, at home complications multiply. Georgina is surprised when a strange young man appears, claiming the BOBs have sent him. Then Flora Kilroy appears on Georgina's doorstep, claiming to be a relative. As the people who serve in the house struggle to meet the demands of each new arrival, Georgina wonders if she will ever know peace again.

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