The girl in the ragged shawl
Sharp, Cathy (Domestic fiction writer)2018
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Eliza was left as a small baby at the workhouse in Whitechapel, wrapped in her mother's shawl, which is all she has of the mother she never knew. At 11 years-old, she has survived sickness, near starvation and harsh beatings. Master Simpkins and his cruel daughter rule the workhouse with a rod of iron, but when Romany boy, Joe, arrives at the workhouse, his spirit and courage give Eliza hope that another life is waiting for her outside. When she is sold into service, Eliza is relieved to be out of the workhouse and hopes her fortunes are changing for the better, but cruelty and unkindness are everywhere and her salvation could become her ruin.
Main title:
The girl in the ragged shawl / Cathy Sharp.
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Imprint:
London : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018.
Collation:
328 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9780008286651 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
BRN:
1936298
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