The heart-breaking and compelling new book set in a Victorian workhouse from the author of the The Orphans of Halfpenny StreetThe heart-breaking and compelling new book set in a Victorian workhouse from the author of the The Orphans of Halfpenny StreetWhen Lucy and her brother, Joshua, are orphaned, it falls to Joshua to provide for them both, but he is barely into his teens and in his naivety, falls prey to bad influences and drink. Lucy is desperate to avoid the workhouse, but when Joshua loses their meagre savings they are thrown out onto the street and, in dire poverty, it isn’t long before Lucy finds herself at its gates – almost a fate worse than death.Inside the workhouse, Lucy meets with unkindness and cruelty and she knows she must dig deep within herself if she is to survive, let alone thrive. What Lucy needs is a friend and she is surprised to find one in the most unlikely place….Cathy Sharp is happily married and lives with her husband in a small Cambridgeshire village. They like visiting Spain together and enjoy the benefits of sunshine and pleasant walks, while at home they love their garden and visiting the Norfolk seaside.Cathy Sharp is the author of the best selling Halfpenny Orphans series set in the East EndThis is the continuing series set in an East End Workhouse. Gritty and compelling, readers will be rooting for it’s plucky heroines.Cathy writes two books a year and her novels have won her numerous 5* reviews and legions of fansFor fans of Maggie Hope, Sheila Newberry, Diney Costeloe and Linda FinlayArresting new jacket directionCompetition: An Orphans’ War;A Sister’s Sorrow;Child on the Doorstep;An Orphan’s Courage;The Forgotten Daughter;The Orphans of Ardwick. Kitty Neale;Molly Green;Anne Bennett;Katie Flynn;Rosie Clarke;Maggie Hope;Sheila Jeffries;Mary Wood;Emma Hornby
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