Winter's call
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Preston, Lancashire, England 1880
At thirteen, Katherine Davies has spent nearly her whole life in St. Anne's Home for Girls, shaped by rules, routine, and the quiet ache of missing parents she barely remembers. But when word spreads that her father has been released from prison and is living nearby, a spark of hope ignites in her heart.
Drawn by dreams of escape and reunion, Katherine takes a risk that ends in heartbreak-and a bitter truth she's not ready to face. Yet in the depths of her despair, the stern headmistress Miss Pembroke offers something unexpected: kindness, and a path forward.
Set in the gritty heart of Victorian England, Winter's Call is a moving story of lost dreams, found family, and the quiet strength it takes to begin again.
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