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A heartwarming Victorian saga, perfect for fans of Dilly Court, Maggie Hope and Kitty Neale.'I couldn't stop reading this story . . . a real page turner' Sheila Newberry1860s LondonOrphaned at a young age, Rosa has always looked out for her younger sister, Grace, protecting her from the dangers and bullies of the workhouse.So when Grace is suddenly faced with a world without Rosa, she finds herself alone and forced to make difficult decisions about her future. Can she really walk away from everything she has built to protect the children Rosa has left behind?Returning to the gang-ruled streets of south-east London, Grace is determined to build a better future for herself and for the children of Bell Lane - no matter what the cost . . .
Format: Paperback / softbackCONTRIBUTORS: Ruthie LewisEAN: 9781785761294COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 315 gHEIGHT: 198 cm
London, Greater London, c 1860 to c 1869, Saga fiction (family / generational sagas), Historical fiction
This is indeed an inspiring story of courage in adversity. I have a soft spot for Mary - and Jimmy. . . Also George. Gracie reminded me of my husband's Auntie Clare, a missionary and teacher, who went out to Africa to found a school, and when widowed came back to West Sussex and was headmistress of a village school. I couldn't stop reading this story . . . a real page turner
Ruthie Lewis is the pseudonym of Marilyn Livingstone and Morgen Witzel, a collaborative Anglo-Canadian husband-and-wife team of writers and historians who live in Devon and do as much of their writing as possible on the beach or on the moors. Between them they have written more than twenty non-fiction and academic titles, with specialisms including management, medieval economic history and medieval warfare.
A heartwarming Victorian saga, perfect for fans of Dilly Court, Maggie Hope and Kitty Neale.'I couldn't stop reading this story . . . a real page turner' Sheila Newberry1860s LondonOrphaned at a young age, Rosa has always looked out for her younger sister, Grace, protecting her from the dangers and bullies of the workhouse.So when Grace is suddenly faced with a world without Rosa, she finds herself alone and forced to make difficult decisions about her future. Can she really walk away from everything she has built to protect the children Rosa has left behind?Returning to the gang-ruled streets of south-east London, Grace is determined to build a better future for herself and for the children of Bell Lane - no matter what the cost . . .
Format: Paperback / softbackCONTRIBUTORS: Ruthie LewisEAN: 9781785761294COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 315 gHEIGHT: 198 cm
Ruthie Lewis is the pseudonym of Marilyn Livingstone and Morgen Witzel, a collaborative Anglo-Canadian husband-and-wife team of writers and historians who live in Devon and do as much of their writing as possible on the beach or on the moors. Between them they have written more than twenty non-fiction and academic titles, with specialisms including management, medieval economic history and medieval warfare.
