The Female Factory

It is the beginning of the 19th century in England when two sisters, Bridget and Ivy, find themselves separated by a series of untimely events in their homeland of England. This story is about their search to reunite, Bridget's unwanted journey to an untamed land called New South Wales and to a prison called The Female Factory, the finding of love and resolution. None of this may have happened had it not been for the women Bridget meets in the English gaol. These prisoners become her world and her hope in finding her sister. Two of the prisoners are Cossette and Annie. Cossette makes Bridget a promise in the following excerpt: "After a few moments, Bridget lifted her head and stared at Cossette and Annie. She must survive to find her beloved Ivy, she told herself. Drying her tears, she said to Cossette, “I am so afraid I will never find my sister.” Cossette recognized the fear, all too well, behind her words. Her fear was existence, without recognition, stretching into an unknown future. It was being, completely and utterly, alone in the world, with no one who loved you. Cossette promised, “I will help you, little one, find Ivy. The day will come, be patient. But first, let’s find a way to leave this place.” This is the beginning, you will want to know the ending. I promise.

• Chapter 1 - The Separation-London England-Novel Competition"The date is October 26, 180..."
• Chapter 2 - The English Gaol, October 27, 1804"Bridget finds herself in an..."
• Chapter 3 - Ivy's Reprieve i the Province South of London - Friday, December 14, 1804"Bridget's older sister, Ivy..."
• Chapter 4 - Ivy's Search Continues - Middlesex, England - Wednesday, October 9, 1804"Ivy's search for Bridget co..."
• Chapter 5 - Betrayal's Retribution - Wednesday, October 9, 1805 - January 10, 1806"Freedom comes in strange wa..."
• Chapter 6 - Isolation by Choice - New South Wales - Wednesday, March 19, 1806"The new world was an unwelc..."
• Chapter 7 - Chapter Seven - The Arrival - Friday, March 21, 1806 - Sidney, NSW"The long voyage is finally ..."
• Chapter 8 - Chapter 8 The Sentencing "It is the beginning of the ..."
• Chapter 9 - Parramatta NSW - Mid Afternoon, Friday, March 21, 1806 "It is the beginning of the ..."
• Chapter 10 - The First Morning at the Factory"Separation once reaching la..."
• Chapter 11 - The Trouble With Rum - Wednesday, March 26, 1806"This chapter is unedited an..."
• Chapter 12 - Andrew's Special Meeting"An unexpected meeting chang..."
• Chapter 13 - Cossette and Andrew's Second Encounter"Andrew finds an unexpected ..."
• Chapter 14 - Temptation Unresisted"Mid Day, Wednesday, March 2..."
• Chapter 15 - Redemption and Regret, Thursday, March 27, 1806"Andrew strikes a deal with ..."
• Chapter 16 - Reunited and Free"Thursday, March 27, 1806 �..."
• Chapter 17 - Simeon's Anticipation"Saturday Morning, April 5, ..."
• Chapter 18 - The Formal Introduction"Noon, Saturday, April 5, 18..."
• Chapter 19 - Bridget's Awakening"Everyone but Bridget recogn..."
• Chapter 20 - Marriage? Not without Ivy!"Bridget learns her friends ..."
• Chapter 21 - The Plot Thickens - April 5, 1806"Jealousy raises its ugly he..."
• Chapter 22 - Slade to the Rescue - Sunday, April 6, 1806"Judge Slade makes an unexpe..."
• Chapter 23 - Plotting Rebellion Later the Same Day"More than McNealy is involv..."
• Chapter 24 - In The Outback - Judge Slade's Arrival"Judge Slade makes a journey..."