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Name of Book:  Oliver and Jack in Axminster Workhouse Author: Christina E Pilz ISBN: 978-0-9897273-6-5 Publisher: Blue Rain Press Part of a Series: Oliver and Jack; Fagins Boy, Oliver and Jack At Lodgings in Lyme are prequels Type of book: Romance, Dickens, gay romance, England, 1846, workhouse, privations, exploration, secrets, healing, creative escape plans, arrest, thievery, Victorian Era, Year it was published: 2015 Summary: Genre: Historical, gay romance, adult content. In Victorian England, 1846, an ex-apprentice and his street-thief companion are confined inside a workhouse to await trial for a crime they did not commit. After the seaside interlude in Lyme Regis, Oliver and Jack are arrested and sent to Axminster Workhouse to await trial for the theft of books that they only meant to borrow. They are put in the less-than-tender care of Workmaster Chalenheim, who controls the quotas they must fill, the amount of food they are allowed to eat, and th...

Name of Book:  Oliver and Jack At Lodgings in Lyme Author: Christina E Pilz ISBN: 978-0-9897273-3-4 Publisher: Blue Rain Press Part of a Series: Fagin's Boy Type of book: homosexual romance, Victorian England, 1832, seaside town, running away from past, connecting on many levels, struggles, morals versus sinfulness, propriety versus pleasure Year it was published: 2015 Summary: Genre: Historical, gay romance, adult content. An ex-apprentice and his street thief companion flee the dangers of Victorian London and the threat of the hangman’s noose in search of family and the promise of a better life. Back of Book Description After Oliver Twist commits murder to protect Jack Dawkins (The Artful Dodger), both must flee London’s familiar but dangerous environs for safety elsewhere. Together they travel to Lyme Regis in the hopes of finding Oliver’s family. Along the way, Jack becomes gravely ill and Oliver is forced to perform manual labor to pay for the doct...