Margaret Dickinson's Pauper's Gold is the heartfelt story of triumph over adversity, in the cotton mills of Derbyshire.

Hannah Francis has been forced to leave her beloved mother and the life she knows in the silk mill town of Macclesfield and is set to become an apprentice at a cotton mill in the Derbyshire dales. It is a cruel blow for such a young girl, but her three travelling companions are even younger than she is, and Hannah is determined to keep their spirits up and remain in good cheer.

Once she is settled in the mill, Hannah discovers that the hours of work are long, and the daily routine is dangerous, arduous and harsh, but her bright singing and capacity for joy lighten the load for everyone. Hannah soon becomes a favourite with the other mill workers. Friendships are forged and an innocent love starts to blossom.

But can such a fragile love survive cruel reality? It is not long before she attracts the eye of Edmund Critchlow, the man who owns them all, body and soul - the man from whom no pretty mill girl is safe. Times are hard in the cotton industry as civil war rages across America affecting even the mill owner and the lives of all his workers . . .

A story of love and survival set in the cotton mills of Derbyshire

About the Author

Margaret Dickinson is the author of top twenty bestsellers Jenny's War and The Clippie Girls.

Born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Margaret moved to the coast at the age of seven and so began her love for the sea and the Lincolnshire landscape. Her ambition to be a writer began early and she had her first novel published at the age of twenty-five. She has since written many more successful novels, many of which are set in the heart of her home country. A visit to the wonderful National Tramway Museum in Crich, Derbyshire, inspired The Clippie Girls and the magnificent Gunby Hall, Lincolnshire, was the inspiration for Fairfield Hall.

Reviews
'A moving saga that is sure to tug at the heartstrings' Lincolnshire Life
'Reader's will enjoy a satisfying outcome at the culmination of a read that rather begs a sequel' Peak Advertiser
'Lincolnshire's answer to Catherine Cookson' Grimsby Telegraph



Book Information
ISBN 9781447245377
Author Margaret Dickinson
Format Paperback
Page Count 512
Imprint Pan Books
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 348g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 130mm * 31mm