Impossible Dream

Percy Place, Book 1

By: Gemma Jackson

Narrated by: Caroline Lennon

In 1898 three young girls leave a Dublin orphanage to enter a life of domestic service. They are placed in the home of Captain Charles Whitmore, but he is preparing to set off on a long sea voyage.

His wife, Georgina, desperate to break free from a violent marriage, is relieved that the captain will be gone, but she is left in poverty. Then an organisation that helps women escape abuse makes Georgina an offer. They propose that her house should become a school to train women for employment in the American West. Can the orphan maids dare dream of a better life for themselves?

©2018 Gemma Jackson (P)2020 Story Sound

Impossible Dream

All the characters have such personalities and at times those characters made me feel the joy, sadness, uncertainty and disgust of the times. Also, how with grit, hard work, determination, and learning, situations could change.

Beautiful Story

Liked it all very enjoyable book! Will recommend to friends and colleagues for sure I loved it!

Why the cussing?

This would have been the perfect book had it not been for the repeated B word. Really? You could have had him call her anything else but that. Hopefully the foul language with be a lot less the next book or I’ll be spending my money elsewhere.