{"product_id":"dora-s-dream-9781035073658","title":"Dora's Dream","description":"\u003cp\u003eBirmingham, 1858. Dora, a spirited young maid with a vivid imagination, finds solace in the library of the esteemed family she works for. But when a forbidden love leads to a secret that could ruin her, Dora has no choice but to leave the only place that has ever offered her security and kindness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlone in Birmingham’s teeming industrial streets, Dora reinvents herself as a washerwoman – each stitch and scrub a testament to her fierce determination to protect her daughter, Rose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut, snatching any free moment in her exhausting days, Dora begins to write her own stories, dreaming that one day, she will see her words in print.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs fate reunites Dora with long-lost family, she must face fresh challenges and personal heartache. Can this woman, armed with grit, love and a pen, defy her past and write her own destiny?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDora's Dream is a gritty and heartfelt saga from beloved author, Annie Murray and is the second book in the original Children of Birmingham series after The Pearl Button Girl .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Birmingham Rose by Annie Murray was a Sunday Times bestseller in Feb 1995.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Annie Murray\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistorical romance, Sagas, Historical fiction, Fiction: special features, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Industrialisation \u0026amp; industrial history\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 9 Apr 2026 by Pan Macmillan.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Annie Murray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320491876730,"sku":"9781035073658","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781035073658.jpg?v=1790654965","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/dora-s-dream-9781035073658","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}