Book Description
Product Description
Christmas 1860. Polly, already living in grinding poverty, finds herself alone on the streets of Hull when her mother dies in childbirth. Rosalie, brought up in affluence and comfort on the other side of town, loses her own mother in similar circumstances and on the same day.
Polly takes a job as scullery maid in Rosalie's lonely house, and the two girls form an unlikely friendship. Travelling together to the North Yorkshire Moors they discover a new kind of life and find unexpected joy and fulfilment.
From the Back Cover
Christmas 1860
A waif from the slums and a poor little rich girl...
Polly,living in grinding poverty, loses her mother in childbirth and finds herself alone on the streets of Hull.
Rosalie,brought up in affluence and comfort on the other side of town, loses her own mother in similar circumstances and on the same day.
Polly takes a job as scullery maid in Rosalie's lonely house, and the two girls form an unlikely friendship. Travelling to the North Yorkshire Moors, they discover a new kind of life and find tragedy and joy in equal measure.
By the first winner of The Catherine Cookson Prize for Fiction
About the Author
Valerie Wood was born in Yorkshire and now lives in Beverley . She was the first winner of the Catherine Cookson Prize for Fiction.
Find out more about Valerie Wood's novels by visiting her website on www.valeriewood.co.uk
