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A gritty novel about a brother and sister who flee from a pitiful existence as servants to find their mother who was forced to leave them at the workhouse when they were very young. Readership level: 10+.
Synopsis
A moving and powerful story about brother and sister, Joe and Annie, who flee from a pitiful existence as servants. They embark on a tough and perilous journey to Manchester in search of their mother who was forced to leave them at the workhouse when they were very young.