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The Whispering Road
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The Whispering Road (2005) (edit title/settings)

by Livi Michael (Author) (edit contributors)

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For Joe and Annie, the choice is escape or die. Manchester. That’s where Joe’s mom went after leaving him and his little sister at the workhouse. That’s where you can have adventures and live life on your own terms—free from abusive Masters. Along the way Joe and Annie meet some kind... read more

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In Victorian England, poverty-stricken, orphaned siblings Joe and Annie escape from the abusive farmer they work for and try to survive in Manchester, with help from a friendly tramp, a mysterious dog-woman, and a renegade printer who supports the rights of the poor.

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I had to get her out, that was the main thing.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Part I - Road
1 Shovel 1
2 Chicken 10
3 Travis 18
4 Rabbit 32
5 Forest 39
6 Dog-woman 47
7 Pack 56
8 Snow 60
9 Wagon 70
10 Market 78
11 Alan of Hirst 95
12 Show 104
13 Annie 112
14 Thief 120
15 Angel Meadow 125
16 free 134

Part II - Lost and Found
17 Graveyard 147
18 Mad Pat 150
19 Pig 157
20 Gang 162
21 Heatwave 172
22 Killer 181
23 Bin 184
24 Bath 188
25 Doctor 194
26 Visitors 198
27 Carriage 213
28 Hat 217
29 Woman 223
30 Caught 230
31 Nell 235
32 Revenge 241
33 Refuge 249
34 Queenie 254
35 Raid 262
36 Knife 265
37 Crutch 267
38 Lammas 276

Part III - Journey's End
39 fight 287
40 Governor 291
41 Necklace 298
42 Nurse 306
43 voices 311
44 Afterward 320

Author's Note 325
Glossary 327

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  1. Livi Michael (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Country: U.S.A.
Publication Date: May 19, 2005
ISBN: 0-399-24357-7
Page Count: 328

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