Maggie Hope
Author
Publisher
Ebury
Pub. Date
2011
Description
Taken in by her grandparents, Katie Benfield knows she's on of the lucky ones. Even so, she dreams of a better life and of pursuing a nursing career. Despite many hardships, Katie achieves her goal but tragedy strikes Winton Colliery and both her grandfather and Katie's childhood sweetheart Billy are killed in a mining accident.
Author
Publisher
Ebury Press
Pub. Date
2015
Description
Lottie is just three years old when her mammy dies and she is sent to the workhouse. A childhood spent in poverty, skivvying for other people, leaves her with no prospects, no family. Yet Lottie is bright and has ambitions for a better life. And when an opportunity arises at the local Chapel, Lottie seizes her chance. But will she ever be anything