The Rag Princess: A MOVING HISTORICAL ROMANCE IN THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING RAGS TO RICHES SERIES
Sep 2025 · The Rags to Riches series Book 1 · Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.
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A Rags to Riches novel.
The first book in the bestselling historical trilogy from Britain's best-loved saga author. Don't miss books 2 and 3, One Woman's War and The Winter Bride.
Nuneaton, 1904
Abandoned on the steps of the workhouse shortly after her birth, little Annie never felt the love of a family. When she's taken from the only world she has known to a smart home on Swan Lane, she dares to hope her life might be changing for the better. But hope is fragile. Grieving the loss of her own child, Maggie Lilburn didn't adopt Annie out of kindness - she wants her as a servant, not a daughter.
Despite Maggie's coldness, Annie finds flickers of warmth elsewhere: in the bond with her adopted brothers and in the quiet kindness of Maggie's husband Levi, the local rag-and-bone man. He sees Annie's potential and takes her under his wing and into his trade. As Maggie crumbles beneath the weight of her sorrow, Annie is determined to hold the fractured family together - and carve out a place of her own.
Through all of this one question remains for Annie: who were her parents and why did they abandon her at the workhouse all those years ago?
The Rag Princess is an emotional tale of resilience, heartbreak and the power of family and the first book in the bestselling Rags to Riches Trilogy.
The first book in the bestselling historical trilogy from Britain's best-loved saga author. Don't miss books 2 and 3, One Woman's War and The Winter Bride.
Nuneaton, 1904
Abandoned on the steps of the workhouse shortly after her birth, little Annie never felt the love of a family. When she's taken from the only world she has known to a smart home on Swan Lane, she dares to hope her life might be changing for the better. But hope is fragile. Grieving the loss of her own child, Maggie Lilburn didn't adopt Annie out of kindness - she wants her as a servant, not a daughter.
Despite Maggie's coldness, Annie finds flickers of warmth elsewhere: in the bond with her adopted brothers and in the quiet kindness of Maggie's husband Levi, the local rag-and-bone man. He sees Annie's potential and takes her under his wing and into his trade. As Maggie crumbles beneath the weight of her sorrow, Annie is determined to hold the fractured family together - and carve out a place of her own.
Through all of this one question remains for Annie: who were her parents and why did they abandon her at the workhouse all those years ago?
The Rag Princess is an emotional tale of resilience, heartbreak and the power of family and the first book in the bestselling Rags to Riches Trilogy.
A Rags to Riches novel.
The first book in the bestselling historical trilogy from Britain's best-loved saga author. Don't miss books 2 and 3, One Woman's War and The Winter Bride.
Nuneaton, 1904
Abandoned on the steps of the workhouse shortly after her birth, little Annie never felt the love ...
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November 12, 2025
Truly loved this book and l did not want to finish it brilliant read
About the author
Rosie Goodwin is the five-million-copy bestselling author of more than forty novels. She is the first author in the world to be allowed to follow three of Catherine Cookson's trilogies with her own sequels. Having worked in the social services sector for many years, then fostered a number of children, she is now a full-time novelist. She is one of the top 50 most borrowed authors from UK libraries. Rosie lives in Nuneaton, the setting for many of her books, with her husband and their beloved dogs.
Rosie Goodwin is the five-million-copy bestselling author of more than forty novels. She is the first author in the world to be allowed to follow three of Catherine Cookson's trilogies with her own sequels. Having worked in the social services sector for many years, then fostered a number of chil...
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