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The Girl Who Followed Hope
Paperback
Fiction AnthologiesGeneral Fiction
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jan 19 2026
Pages: 166
Weight: 0.39
Height: 0.35 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Where love flickers against the darkness.
In the snow-choked streets of Victorian London, a lamplighter's daughter learns too early that light is fragile - and survival demands courage.
After a sudden tragedy leaves her utterly alone, young Lorena is swept into a world of workhouses, cruel discipline, and unforgiving rules.
With only her father's memory and a promise to keep his light burning, she endures hunger, loss, and heartbreak in a city that devours the weak.
Yet even in the darkest corners of London, kindness flickers. A forbidden song. A secret candle. A stranger's music drifting through a winter storm.
As Lorena grows from a frightened girl into a determined young woman, she must decide whether the light she carries is strong enough to guide her beyond sorrow - and whether love can truly be found in a world built on shadows.
A sweeping Victorian romance of resilience, sacrifice, and the quiet bravery of a girl who refuses to let the darkness win.
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