{"product_id":"books-victorian-workhouse-by-pamela-oldfield","title":"Victorian Workhouse","description":"The diary of Edith Lorrimer, England 1871  I was shown the laundry - a vast noisy sunless room full of steam  and the sharp smell of soapsuds. I counted seven women slaving over  the large tubs where the clothes are washed, their reddened faces  shiny with sweat even in this weather...Condensation ran down  the windows and pooled on the floor. Heavy wooden racks are pulled  up and down from the high ceiling and the sheets and clothes  are draped over them and hoisted up to the ceiling from where they  drip on the unfortunates toiling beneath. No doubt Rosie takes  her turn in here. Just to think of it filled my eyes with tears.  What a terrible existence.  Edith Lorrimer is the sheltered daughter of a wealthy widow who is  on the Board of Governors  at a workhouse for the destitute. Whilst  visiting the workhouse, Edith meets with Rosie Chubb, a troubled  orphan who is a liar, quick-tempered and always in trouble...","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53506500329745,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780439977302.jpg?v=1778112665","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-victorian-workhouse-by-pamela-oldfield","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}