Freda Lightfoot 
Favourite Child 

Where there’s daring, there’s danger…Isabella Ashton has always been her father’s favourite, but when she gets involved with the new Birth Control Movement, he is scandalised. A decade has elapsed since the end of the Great War and running a family planning clinic in Salford is challenging but rewarding work.Bella is grateful for the help of Violet Howarth, a generous-hearted woman who takes her in off the street. Before long, a friendship with Violet s son, Dan, blossoms into the beginnings of love.But Bella also crosses paths with handsome ne er-do-well Billy Quinn, leader of an illegal betting ring, and everything she has worked for is suddenly put at risk.This is a bewitching tale of drama, jealousy and the fight for women’s rights, perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Nadine Dorries.Praise for The Favourite Child Compelling and fascinating Middlesborough Evening Gazette A revelation in telling us what it was like before women had rights 5* Reader review One of those books that you can t put down, loved it 5* Reader review