1874.\r\n\r\nGrowing up in extreme poverty in London, Pearl thinks life can get no worse. \r\n\r\nPearls hopes are raised when the workhouse offers the sisters a new life in Canada, and they board an orphan ship transporting unwanted children across the seas.
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Rosie Goodwin |
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From the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Maidens Voyage; perfect for fans of Dilly Court, Katie Flynn and Catherine Cookson.\r\n\r\nGoodwin is a master of her craft. The perfect book for a cold winters evening Lancashire Evening Post\r\n\r\nGoodwin is a fabulous writer Worcester Evening News\r\n\r\nA vibrant page-turner with entrancing characters Margaret Dickinson\r\n\r\nRosie writes such heartwarming sagas Lyn Andrews\r\n\r\n1874.\r\n\r\nGrowing up in extreme poverty in London, Pearl thinks life can get no worse. But when her parents discover theres yet another baby on the way, they have to tighten the belt even further. Pearls mother decides to send her and her younger sister Eliza to the workhouse, where they are forced into a new life of hardship and struggle. \r\n\r\nPearls hopes are raised when the workhouse offers the sisters a new life in Canada and they board an orphan ship transporting unwanted children across the seas. Pearl hopes their luck has finally changed when she and Eliza are hired by the kindly Mrs Forbes to work in her grand house together. But when Pearl meets their mistresss bullying son Monty he reveals he will stop at nothing to make her life a misery.\r\n\r\nWill Pearl ever find the home she so craves?
