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Found this in my local free library and enjoyed picturing what Lowell looked like a few hundred years ago. Felt a little predictable towards the end but still an easy and enjoyable read.

Historical fiction based at a textile mill, 1832, in Lowell, MA. Includes lots of interesting facts about the mill and life for young women employed there, plus a love story and courtroom drama (based on a real case from the time). https://cannonballread.com/2021/08/the-daring-ladies-of-lowell-a-novel-elcicco/

I am posting one book per day from my extensive collection. No description. No explanation. Some will be old. Some will be new. Don't judge me. I have a lot of books. Join the fun if you want.

This is day 30

#tbrpile
Original idea of- @StaceyKondla @cortg

Courtesy tags for @Trashcanman @Catherine_Willoughby

I‘m a little behind on the photo challenges but I‘ll have to get caught up this weekend.
The Daring Ladies of Lowell was a great #FriendshipBook about a group of mill workers in Massachusetts.
I am #CurrentlyReading The Saturday Evening Girls Club, also set in Massachusetts. Just getting started but sounds like another good #FriendshipBook.

#FriendshipBooks #riotgrams

When Alice arrives in Lowell in 1832, she's left her family's farm behind and dreams of making a new life for herself in the mills. She soon learns of problems at the mill, which come to a head when one of their own is murdered. And Alice just happens to have a fancy for the owner's son.

This was an okay read, but I kept wanting more somehow. The historical fiction (based on an actual murder trial) took a backseat to the romance.

I'm behind on this challenge. So here's for:

[March11] My thriller/crime shelfie is not as impressive as some of yours. But this is what's left on my shelf currently, as I'm moving and some crime books are in boxes 😕

#MarchMadness #ThrillerCrimeShelfie @josteele

Looking forward to a day off today filled with reading...and probably some sleep. Also, isn‘t the notebook my aunt got me for Christmas beauty!? I‘m using as my book journal this year 😊

I live right outside Washington DC now but I grew up a couple of miles from the Lowell Mills. #riotgrams #setnearwhereyoulive

The setting of this story was in #Lowell, #Massachusetts 1832. It's centered around the lives of the #cottonmill girls and their harsh working conditions in the factory. The story is really engaging, especially when the murder trial in the story was based on an actual murder of a mill girl and its subsequent trial in 1833.
#historicalfiction #murdermystery #19thcentury #industrialrevolution #millgirl

This was a fun read. It's a good glimpse into what the lives of factory girls was like. The characters were annoying at time. And there is a fun love story.