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The cobbler's daughter / Catherine Cookson.

by Cookson, Catherine.

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Corgi Books, 2021.

Shoemakers -- Fiction.

Social classes -- Fiction.

9780552178136 (trade pbk.)

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476 p. ; 20 cm.

"First published in Great Britain in 1996 as The Upstart by Bantam Press"--T.p. verso.

"After making his money as a respected manufacturer of an array of shoes, Samuel Fairbrother decides to find a new home for his business and family. When a grand mansion becomes available Samuel buys it - and with it, inherits the servants. But when his butler, Maitland, makes it clear he prefers Samuel's predecessor, a conflict between the classes begins to emerge. Maitland, believes Samuel is nothing more than an upstart and because Samuel knows his well-educated but troublesome butler is indispensable - they reach a stalemate. Until Samuel's eldest daughter, Janet, tries to reconcile the impossible; but can she bring the uneasy truce to an end?"--Publisher.

Domestic fiction.

Historical fiction.

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