The Orphans of Bell Lane: 'A real page turner' Sheila Newberry
By (Author) Ruthie Lewis
Zaffre
Zaffre
3rd September 2019
22nd August 2019
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Historical fiction
823.92
Paperback
432
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 24mm
315g
1860s London.
Orphaned 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 East London, Grace is determined to build a better future for herself and for the children of Bell Lane - no matter what the cost...
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 * Sheila Newberry *
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, spcialising in management, medieval economic history and medieval warfare.