The Favourite Child

Freda Lightfoot

May 2025 · A Salford Saga Book 2 · Bolinda · Narrated by Victoria Brazier

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Where there's daring, there's danger ... Isabella Ashton has always been her father's favourite, but when she gets involved with the new Birth Control Movement, he is scandalised. A decade has elapsed since the end of the Great War and running a family planning clinic in Salford is challenging but rewarding work. Bella is grateful for the help of Violet Howarth, a generous-hearted woman who takes her in off the street. Before long, a friendship with Violet's son, Dan, blossoms into the beginnings of love. But Bella also crosses paths with handsome ne'er-do-well Billy Quinn, leader of an illegal betting ring, and everything she has worked for is suddenly put at risk. Content warning: Contains some violence and/or strong language.

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Sunday Times bestselling author Freda Lightfoot was born in Lancashire. She was a teacher, a bookseller in the Lake District, then a smallholder and began her writing career publishing short stories and articles before finding her vocation as a novelist. She published over fifty novels, mostly sagas and historical fiction. She died in 2025 aged 83, leaving a legacy of books that continue to be enjoyed by thousands of readers.

Victoria Brazier is an actress and narrator from Manchester. Her recent theatre work includes Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream, the musicals The Book Thief and Make Good, the White Queen in Alice in Wonderland and Abigail's Party. Victoria has also appeared in many BBC Radio Dramas. Her audiobook narrations include Regency romances, young adult fiction and contemporary and period novels set in the north of England.

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