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328 pages ; 20 cm Heartbreaking and uplifting, the story of the workhouse orphan, Eliza, will touch your heart ... Eliza was left as a small baby at the workhouse in Whitechapel, wrapped in her mother's shawl, which is all she has of the mother she never knew. At eleven years-old, she has survived sickness, near starvation and harsh beatings. Master Simpkins and his cruel daughter rule the workhouse with a rod of iron, but when Romany boy, Joe, arrives at the workhouse, his spirit and courage give Eliza hope that another life is waiting for her outside. When she is sold into service, Eliza is relieved to be out of the workhouse and hopes her fortunes are changing for the better, but cruelty and unkindness are everywhere and her salvation could become her ruin "All she wants is a mother's love"--Cover

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Author

Cathy Sharp, (Domestic fiction writer)

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9780008286651

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities

Rating

4.6 / 5 (1,248 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14