My Story: Workhouse by Pamela Oldfield (author) (UK edition)

“I was shown the laundry – a vast noisy sunless room full of steam and the sharp smell of soapsuds. I counted seven women slaving over the large tubs where the clothes are washed, their reddened faces shiny with sweat… No doubt Rosie takes her turn in here. Just to think of it filled my eyes with tears. What a terrible existence.”

England, 1871. Edith Lorrimer, the sheltered daughter of a wealthy widow, visits a workhouse for the destitute – and meets Rosie, a quick-tempered orphan who is always in trouble. But it’s not long before Edith is drawn into Rosie’s wild schemes, and both their lives will never be the same again…

Product Details

Series

My Story

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781407104805

Date published

November 3rd, 2008

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 6.0; Middle years; 6.0 points

Other details

176 pages

Condition

New

UK edition

Part of this Series

My Story

Author/Illustrator

Pamela Oldfield

Pamela Oldfield is the author of My Story: The Great Plague and Workhouse

Reviews

Lucy
on 24 June 2017

Book review: Work house

I loved this book! It was really interesting to read in the perspective of a girl in the 19th century. Would definitely recommend it to anybody.

What kids think

AngelofDeath
on 8 March 2014

Really interesting, contains great historical facts.
lap312i
on 8 March 2013

this book is about history
Diver1
on 1 March 2010

This book is about a girl called Edith, her mother works at the Stoneleigh Workhouse. Edith meets a rebel teenager called Rosie and both their lives are never the same again….

This a brill book!

5 STARS!: * * * * *

5out of 5

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My Story: Workhouse by Pamela Oldfield (author) (UK edition)