‘The Hat Girl From Silver Street’ by Lindsey Hutchinson is a historical fiction saga set in Victorian England. It is 1900 we are in the Black Country, Walsall. Ella Bancroft is an apprentice hatmaker working in a shop. Her father has an accident at work so they live on Ella’s wages alone, until the day she makes one mistake too many and is sacked.

Ella and her father set up a Milliners from their home with Ella making hats. The business takes off and she meets Harper, a dashing young man who falls for Ella as much as she falls for him. Their biggest issue is the marriage of convenience that Harper is already promised to. What hope is there for the couple when Ella is a lowly milliner? What does the future hold, if anything for this young couple?

What an emotional book such heartbreaking moments that tugged at my heartstrings. The characters we meet on Ella’s journey along with Ella, are all well developed and give you the feeling of being back in the 1900s with them all. I adore a good saga as I love history and really enjoy being wrapped up in times gone by and all the problems people had then. I almost feel like I have an extended family whenever I finish a book such as this!

A beautiful book that holds a beautiful tale. Another fantastic saga from the Boldwood stable of writers.

Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources, Boldwood Books and NetGalley for the copy of the book today.