Snag A Mothers Courage Fabricated By Dilly Court Publication

Eloise Cribb receives the news that her husband's ship has been lost at sea she wonders how she is ever going to manage.
With two young children, the rent overdue and almost nothing to live on, she has no alternative but to turn to his estranged family for help.


She sets off on the long and arduous journey to Yorkshire, but is met with hostility and soon realises she has little choice but to return to London.
Virtually destitute and desperate, Eloise is faced with her worst nightmare: she must either go to the workhouse, or abandon her children at the Foundling Hospital.
But she is determined to keep them safe and under her protective wing at all costs, .

I really liked this book, even though parts of it were a little bit predictable.
The author drew the characters really well and made you want the main character to succeed despite her circumstances i had bought this on holidays when i had ran out of books to read.
at first i started to read it out of boredom as this is totally not the kinda of book i would ever even think of reading but as i got further and further into the book i really began to enjoy it.
it was a very plesent surprise, just goes to show you should never judge a book by its cover, . or even the book title, This isnt the typical book I usually go for but I nonetheless found it enjoyable, It was a very easy read and I enjoyed getting to know the various characters on Elouises journey through motherhood.
The dialogue was colloquial and formed the bulk of the story, The book raised some important insights into the difficulties women faced in that time and raised some awareness of the foundling hospital.
Although this is fictional, you did feel like you were on a journey with Eloise, and I became invested in her and her childrens wellbeing and happiness.
I would definitely recommend this book to others looking for an easy, enjoyable read, How can you not like Dilly Court books I always find myself hoping that in the next chapter things will get better for the family or person concerned and you know they will by the end of the story.
Even though in parts they are predictable I find them such an enjoyable read, Love her books. Also writes as Lily Baxter, An enjoyable, easy read If a bit predicable!

Fairly repetitive though, . same problems in different places! Another Brilliant read by Dilly Court
Couldn't put this one down, A mothers love is so strong, I do like to read the stories from thehundreds and often think of my Grandma living in the same era and what she probably had to live through it puts everything into perspective.
Really enjoyed this story,a mother struggles with two young kids after the death of her husband, she had a comfortable life her parents move to Africa, and she had to stay with her husband family who are no so friendly, theres alot of hardship and friendly people, liked this one. great writer. Firstly, as this is not a book I would normally pick off the shelf, I would like to say how it come to be in my possession.
I was given a box of books by and elderly lady, even though I had no idea of the titles that were inside, as an avid reader, I felt like a kid who'd been given a treasure box.


Now for the book, Ill admit the blurb on the back did not grab me, so it was put to the bottom of the toread pile, and as it turned out, I had saved the best for last.


Secondly, the blurb is a little misleading, and I believe it does not do the book justice.
The story is set in Londonwhen life for a woman was much different from today, Welfare was unheard of, a woman's social standing had a big impact as to how

she was treated, a blind eye was turned to sexual abuse, and the age of consent was.
Now for those that feel my comments mean this book is about sexual abuse, it is not, but it has a reference to the story.


So now we come to the story, Eloise Cribb receives news that the tea Clipper 'Hellebore' went down during a typhoon in the China Sea, with the loss of all hands, her husband, First Officer Ronald Cribb was onboard.
Devastated by the news, she immediately bundles up her two small children, to seek solace in the comforting arms of her mother and father, who is a parish priest.
Unbeknown to Eloise, her father sends word to her inlaws of her plight,

The following day her father informs her and her shocked mother that he has accepted a posting in Africa.
Eloise is forced to take the long journey to Yorkshire to be cared for by her inlaws, On her arrival, she soon discovers her motherinlaw is determined to separate her from her children, and her main interest is her son Joss, whom she renames Ronald, after her deceased son.


Eloise endures her motherinlaw and her sister, until she uncovers a shocking family secret, which forces her into action.
She makes a promise to her children she will do whatever it takes to protect them, but also, they will stay together.


I won't give away anymore of the story, I'll leave that for you to discover for yourself, but I will say for me personally, it took me on a rollercoaster of emotions.
Being a mother, there were times I was reaching for the tissues as I tried to picture myself in her shoes, and found it difficult to put the book down.
I believe this story is much more than 'A Mother's Courage' it's about a mother's love, and what we will do to protect our children!

Well done Dilly Court, I will certainly look for more of your books.


This is a book I would highly recommend, wasy to read book. goid story Story of a mothers struggle withchildren after her husband is drowned at sea, I often thought that she made some silly decisions which put her and their lives in danger, however she came through in the end.
I like these books about survival through poverty and lifes toughness, I have to give it at least a three because I was compelled to finish the book even though Eloise has frustrated me all the way through.
I have thought that the book should have been called A Mother's Stupidity, I think she should have just swallowed everything and stayed with her inlaws, who knows, in time she may have gotten her own way a little.
What she put those children through was pure selfishness I think, even if the ending was for the good of all.
Love this author. A sad story with a happy ending, A mother who became a widow with two small children who would do anything and everything to protect her children at all costs.
The hardships she had to endure and only through her courage and determination did she survive, A good read. One to add to your shelf, . . what hard lives people had,
Favourite quote
'Each time she left the nursery it felt as though she left a piece of her heart clutched in their tiny hands.
Soon she would have none left, and perhaps the agony would go away, ' I couldn't put this book down, I enjoyed every word that was written, Storytelling at it's best. Unputdownable

Dilly court brought all the characters to life, I felt as though I knew Ellie who struggled to keep her family together, at times when her life was so bad, I felt her pain.
This is definitely one of those books that are hard to put down, I loved it!,