Annie: A moving saga of poverty, fortitude and undying hope
By (Author) Lynda Page
Headline Publishing Group
Headline Book Publishing
1st January 1994
4th November 1993
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
823.914
Paperback
416
Width 113mm, Height 180mm, Spine 27mm
228g
When Charlie Higgins is unfairly dismissed from his job in a Leicester shoe factory his family become crippled by poverty. Refusing to surrender to her husband's misfortunes, Annie manages to keep food on the table and faith in their hearts. Until tragedy strikes again.
With the threat of the workhouse looming over them, Annie and her young son Georgie seek refuge with their only relatives: the Burbages - a family they have never met and know nothing about. Adapting to farmlife is a gruelling experience for Annie and Georgie, but hard work and cheerfulness earn them respect. But at the back of Annie's mind, she knows that one day she must return to Leicester to confront the memories she has left behind and begin a new life for herself and her son...Lynda Page was born and brought up in Leicester. The eldest of four daughters, she left home at seventeen and has had a wide variety of office jobs. She lives in Leicester.