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Mary Barton
Classic fiction
Mary Barton
In industrial Manchester, working-class Mary Barton grows up amid unemployment, hunger, labor anger, and her father's deepening bitterness toward mill owners. Her hopes become complicated by attention from wealthy Harry Carson and the steadfast love of her childhood friend Jem Wilson. When a murder exposes the city's class divisions, Mary must act with courage to protect an innocent man and confront the consequences of choices made across both rich and poor households. Urgent and compassionate, this social novel fits a cold, serious reading weekend for anyone drawn to labor history, family loss, courtroom tension, and reconciliation that does not ignore material suffering.
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Severe poverty, hunger and industrial hardship; child and adult deaths from illness; murder and gun violence; alcoholism and drug/opium use; prostitution and sexual exploitation themes; suicidal thoughts/references.
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