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One wild night midwife Patty Peel is called to attend a birth on the opposite side of Liverpool. She pedals off into the storm and delivers a baby girl in a filthy slum dwelling- just as the mother dies. The drunk and violent father tells Patty to get rid of it- so she takes the child away- meaning to deliver it to the nearest orphanage. But Patty had spent her entire childhood in an institution and cannot bear to hand the baby over. However- there are rough waters ahead. Patty has few friends- and fears and despises men- including her next door neighbour- Darky Knight- so how can she hope to bring up the child alone? She has no idea how the baby will affect the attitude of those around her- nor how her life will change as a result...The Bad Penny is a heartwarming tale of love and courage in hard times from the hugely popular storyteller Katie Flynn....