With her Mam ill and Pa taking any shift he can in the Liverpool dockyards, Amy Pearson must be stronger than her ten years to look after her brothers and sisters I their cramped one-up one-down. A resilient young girl, she becomes the mainstay of her family.

Then fate cruelly intervenes in the form of her rich aunt Zillah, who 'buys' Amy and takes her away to Manchester.

Torn from the family she loves so dearly, and taken under her zealously Methodist aunt's wing, her every move is controlled. It is only her uncle Caleb and the Seymours' servants, especially Joe the handsome gardener, who manage to keep Amy's spirits up.

Over the years Amy and Joe become closer than friends. But they have more to overcome before there can be a home for Amy.

This book is intact - very well read and handled - discoloured and marked - an ex library book so has library stamps etc. throughout

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14/09/16 SG