This book had me completely gripped from beginning to end. I found it very hard to put down.

Based around a failing mill, this story follows the owners and employees of the mill and their struggles to get the place back to full working production. I thought that this book was excellently written and had a very compelling and engaging plot. Will Verity (the mill owner) and Dolly (one of the employees) overcome class divides and eventually find happiness? I highly recommend you read this book to find out! 5 stars!

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC!

A historical novel set in The 1890’s in England. It features a strong female protagonist who’s been shuttled around most of her life. Strength grows through adversity. Women in that age were considered second class citizens, unable to do things that men could do. This book demonstrates what a strong-willed woman is capable of. I was given a complimentary copy of this book and the opinions are my own.

Great start for the new series. Verity inherits Lockwood Mill from the death of her father. Jed Lockwood has left a mill that is debt ridden, can Verity work alongside mill manager Oliver to bring prosperity and confidence back to her family legacy.

I really enjoyed this book. Another great start to a series.
Thankyou netgalley for the opportunity to read this book

I received a free copy of, A New Dawn for the Mill Girls, by Chrissie Walsh, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Verity Lockwood is not happy with her father, he is a drunk, who is not keeping the Mill together. Verity decides she will run the Mill. Verity is such a strong character, I really liked her.

Is it a good start to a series? I would yes
Is the Main characters good. Again yes . Especially the female Main character. I just want some more oomph from it. But looking forward to the next book in the series
Thank you to netgalley for letting me read this e arc in exchange for an honest opinion

Having lived in Huddersfield for three years I was excited to read this book. I could picture the streets named and the buildings that were being described (having lived at Storthes Hall on the outskirts of the town I was intrigued by the references to Storths and looked up old Victorian maps of the town!)

The book was very good and sadly a lot more enjoyable once one of the main characters was taken ill! It explores a lot of different social matters such as the boundaries between upper and lower classes and the lack of confidence and respect of the female sex.

I hope it is the start of a new series as the characters were all so likeable and I feel there is so much more that we could explore with them both in terms of political (leading up the WW1) and social history.

Thank you to the publishers, NetGalley and of course the author for allowing me to read and review an Arc copy.

A new dawn for the mill girls
Book one in the new series, the Lockwood inheritance.
A fantastic historical saga.
1897 Huddersfield West Yorkshire.
Far View house and mill owner Jebediah Lockwood is drowning is fortune in drink.
His daughter Verity despise him but refusing to stand idle she becomes the mistress of the mill.
With his doubts manager Oliver Hardcastle as well as the workers she soon gets respect from the men and women can they all pull together and save the mill.
A unique emotional story of family friendship and love.
That's see's this iconic lady work hard with a sharp mind.
I enjoyed and love the start of this series looking forward to the next in the series.
Commen

I absolutely loved this book from start to finish.
Although Verify seemed each at times she had a kind heart and I wasn't sure Oliver would return.I
Probably a stand alone novel but I'm sure there could be more story to come I if the author wanted to write another book

Beautifully written emotionally involving saga writing at its best.The author has written characters that come alive draw you into their lives their world. # NetGalley #boldwood.

Firstly thank you Netgalley for this Arc

What a brilliant book by this author family saga at its best

Feel like you are actually in the story

Set in 1890's England A New Dawn for the Mill girls is an exciting and intense story of one woman's journey to help improve not only the production of her mill but also those who work the mill.
Verity Lockwood has spent much of her life being ignored by her family. When she returns to her fathers house after finishing school not only is her childhood home disorganized by her father fondness for alcohol but also the Mill that he runs is about to be bankrupt due to his inability to pay employees and creditors. Her father doesn't seem to want her help or advice.
However, when her father becomes ill she teams up with the mill manager Oliver Hardcastle to turn things around. Not only does production end up improving but Verity also comes up with other ideas such as tutoring the mill workers in reading. Over time Verity and Oliver start to care for each other but a miscommunication threatens their relationship and there are outside forces who feel threatened that Verity has managed to fix up the Mill.
Overall I was very impressed with this novel. It have off the vibe of Elizabeth Gaskell's novel North and South. The characters were indeed a pleasure as I enjoyed not only reading about Verity's adventure but also the adventures of some of the girls who worked there.
I received an arc copy from Netgalley and all opinions are of my own.