{"product_id":"ancestral-virgins-part-two-paperback","title":"Ancestral Virgins: Part Two - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFiona J. Mackintosh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There had never been a time in her life when Davey hadn't been there. She thought she could remember the full moon of his face peering over the edge of her baby basket, and his hand reaching for hers across Mam's lap as each straddled a knee. He was her other half, her older twin.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Two of \u003cem\u003eAncestral Virgins\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of the\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003elarge and close-knit Hallam family who live and work as waggoners on Lady Celia Mapperley's country estate, Mummersford, in Nottingham. Although the youngest of six siblings, May Hallam grows up having to protect her \"mongoloid'' brother Davey from bullying and the casual cruelty of strangers\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003eOn an eventful visit to her sister Lily, in service in Sussex, young May is charmed by her encounters with Lily's employer, Mr. Walter Birmingham, and her eyes are opened to a world far beyond her village. Her fierce loyalty to Davey never wavers, but as World War I begins to take a bitter toll on her family, May starts to realise how much more she's going to have to carry on her young shoulders in the future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAncestral Virgins\u003c\/em\u003e will appeal to fans of Sarah Waters and Kate Atkinson and to anyone enthralled by period dramas in film and television. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 126\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 26, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48709352358137,"sku":"9798993482316","price":8.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/F_6gRuSPIb9798993482316.webp?v=1784923690","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/ancestral-virgins-part-two-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}