The Matchgirl's Dilemma

Heartwarming Historical Fiction by Lynette Rees: perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Nadine Dorries. Sixteen-year-old Lottie Perkins has an important decision to make that could blow up in her face. Conditions at The Bryant and May Factory at Bow, East London, are dire. The girls get treated badly by the management with their petty rules and regulations. Added to that there is a severe risk to their health as some workers have succumbed to a condition known as,.'Phossy Jaw', a severe form of bone cancer that is deadly in nature and caused by the white phosphorous used in the matches that other countries have already banned. Social activist and journalist, Annie Besant, would like to help the workers, but will Lottie and the other girls allow the woman to intervene when it could cost them their jobs? Yet, other young women have been dispensed with from the factory, tossed away like spent matches on the pavement and left to fend for themselves. This is a tale of one young woman's fight for the rights of herself and others, and her pathway to glory...


Genre: Sagas