The Workhouse Girl's Despair

By: Iris Cole

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

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Lily Webb was mean, tough and feared. It was the only possible way she could survive.

Born to a poor but loving family, Lily’s life changed forever when a deadly disease took her family and Lily was sent away. Now alone and frightened in a wretched workhouse, Lily faces life with daily bullying and near starvation until she grows harsh and cold, rising to the most feared inmate. The only light in her life is the one small child Lily takes pity on. But when an act of revenge causes ravaging damage, Lily is thrust from her queenly position in the workhouse to the streets of London where she must use every shred of ingenuity and courage to survive..

Hugh Eaton has never forgotten Lily from their childhood days when they shared a deep friendship, one that was beginning to blossom into a tender love. But Lily was abruptly ripped from his life. Now he discovers that Lily has returned, and she is involved in criminal activity — not the innocent, she once was.

Seeking to help her, he offers her shelter and work in his father’s pawn shop. However Lily has attracted the attention of an unscrupulous and opportunistic man and when a viscous event puts the pawnbroker and Hugh in unthinkable danger, Lily is forced to make a heart-breaking choice. Will Lily’s choice cause her more heartache than she thought possible? And what of Hugh? Can he find a way to save her from a dreadful fate or is the woman he loves lost to him forever?

AI Voice was TERRIBLE

The story could have been so much better with a real person. The AI voice is flat, no emotion and pauses at the wrong times. It was terrible.