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Winning Is Everything
Paperback
Publisher Price: $15.99
ISBN13: 9780645305128
Publisher: Nelson Pattrick Publishing
Published: May 1 2026
Pages: 290
Weight: 0.86
Height: 0.65 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Set in Victorian-era Ambleside in England's Lake District, Winning Is Everything is a powerful work of historical fiction about class, ambition, and the fight to rise above one's circumstances.
Jack, born into poverty, refuses to accept the limited future expected of working-class boys. His strength and determination offer him a glimpse of a better life, yet every step forward brings him up against the rigid class system that shapes Victorian society.
From childhood, Jack is shadowed by Bill - a cunning, resentful rival whose jealousy fuels a lifelong feud. In a community where opportunity is scarce and reputation is everything, their conflict becomes a battle for identity, pride, and survival.
As Jack pursues a future beyond the expectations of his class, he must confront the cost of ambition. The girl he loves belongs to a world that rarely opens its doors to men like him, and the social divide between them threatens to keep them apart.
At home, his mother Mary's quiet resilience anchors him, even as her own past resurfaces. When the impact of war reaches the Lake District, Jack faces choices that test his loyalty, his dreams, and the meaning of success.
A gripping story of rivalry, love, endurance, and the struggle for a better life, Winning Is Everything will appeal to readers of British historical fiction, Victorian social drama, and character-driven coming-of-age novels.
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