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  • Bibliography:
    10 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    April 2020
  • Latest Book:
    March 2025
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Full Series List in Order

The Lancashire Girls

1 - The Convict's Wife (Jan-2022)
2 - A Mother's Fight (Jul-2022)

The Mill Town Lasses

1 - The Cotton Spinner (Apr-2020)
2 - A Lancashire Lass (Aug-2020)
3 - A Family Secret (Feb-2021)
4 - Primrose Bank (Feb-2021)

Book List in Order: 10 titles



  • The rise of the mills is about to change everything . . .If you love Catherine Cookson and Val Wood, you will love this brand new series set in the mill town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ______________________ 'Brimming with drama, heartbreak, love, ...



  • THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE INSPIRATIONAL MILL TOWN LASSES SERIES. Perfect for fans of Val Wood and Catherine Cookson.______________________Lancashire, 1832Maids Hannah and Mary find themselves with no jobs and no home when their employer, Henry Sudell, ...



  • The brand new novel from Libby Ashworth, set in the mill towns of Lancashire. Perfect for fans of Catherine Cookson. ______________________Will she follow her head or her heart?Lancashire, 1842Sixteen-year-old Bessie works long hours as a weaver in B...



  • The brand new novel from Libby Ashworth, set in the mill towns of Lancashire. Perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Val Wood.______________________'The doyen of the Northern saga, Catherine Cookson, would have loved this gritty tale' Peterborough Teleg...



  • Can she keep her family together?When Molly Holden’s husband, Thomas, is convicted in 1812 of being a Luddite on the word of a secret informer, he is sentenced to be transported to Australia. Left with their baby daughter, Molly must find work to s...



  • Will love be enough to protect her children?After her husband Jack is transported to Australia as a convict, Hannah and her children are sent to the workhouse. Hearing nothing from Jack and believing he’s dead, Hannah reluctantly agrees to marry wi...



  • A family torn apart. A daughter determined to stay together.When the parish guardians send Lydia, daughter of convict James Knowles, to be an apprentice in the cotton mill at Caton, she is distraught at being parted from her younger siblings and moth...



  • One woman dreams of a better life for her family â€" but how do you find it when all you've ever known is poverty?Ireland, 1848 The potato famine has left the Cavanah family destitute. Kitty and Peter manage to secure tickets fo...









Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Libby Ashworth has published 10 books.

The next book by Libby Ashworth, The Widow's Shillings, will be published in March 2025.

The first book by Libby Ashworth, The Cotton Spinner, was published in April 2020.

Yes. Libby Ashworth has 2 series.