The Upstart

SKU: 9780552168236
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The Upstart

SKU: 9780552168236
Author: Catherine Cookson
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🏭 Historical Tone: Gritty, emotional, sweeping, deeply human
📚 Genre: Historical fiction, family saga, working-class drama
⚡ Pace: Character-driven, emotionally immersive, steadily dramatic
🏘️ Vibes: Industrial England, poverty and ambition, family struggles, social mobility
👑 Themes: Ambition, resilience, class, survival, family loyalty
🧠 Emotional Journey: Rising above hardship, confronting prejudice, striving for dignity and success
🔥 Hook: Determined to escape poverty and hardship, a fiercely ambitious individual battles social barriers, family conflict, and emotional sacrifice in pursuit of a better life
👀 Perfect For: Fans of sweeping historical sagas and working-class family dramas
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Genre: Historical Drama
Format:  Paperback
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Suddenly risen to power and influence, Samuel Fairbrother, manufacturer and retailer of boots, shoes and clogs, decided that his new station in life deserved a more imposing residence. And so he bought himself a thirty-four-roomed mansion situated on the outskirts of Fellburn. With the house came Maitland, the butler, who at once made plain his belief that Samuel, far from the gentleman his predecessor had been, was no more than an upstart.

So began a clash of wills and an uneasy truce between master and man. As the years went by and the century turned, Samuel Fairbrother saw his children, one by one, leave the big house to make lives of their own - all except his eldest daughter Janet.


Age Range: 18+
Publisher Date: 1st January 2008
Publisher: Corgi Books
Pages: 476
Language: English

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