{"product_id":"9781473502147","title":"The Mill Girls: Moving true stories of love and loss from inside Lancashire's cotton mills","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I dragged my heels all the way to the mill. ‘I can’t do it!’ I sulked. Mother sighed and shook her head. My heart sank. Of course, I’d seen the mill hundreds of times before, but now it was different – now, I was going in. I’d never seen a place so depressing; I wanted to cry.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith tales from hardworking Audrey and mischievous Maureen to high-spirited Doris and dedicated Marjorie, \u003ci\u003eThe Mill Girls\u003c\/i\u003e is an evocative story of hardship and friendship from when cotton was still king. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the eyes of these northern mill girls, we are offered a fascinating glimpse into the lives of ordinary women who rallied together, nattered over the beamers and, despite the difficult conditions, weaved, packed and laughed to keep the cotton mills spinning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ebury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130534674672,"sku":"9781473502147","price":10.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781473502147_p0.jpg?v=1763601970","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781473502147","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}