A heartbreaking story of one child’s courage, from the bestselling author of The Orphan’s of Halfpenny Street.A heartbreaking story of one child’s courage, from the bestselling author of The Orphan’s of Halfpenny Street.Ella has never known love. Left as a baby outside the workhouse, Ella has only ever been treated with unkindness; especially from the hateful guardians of the workhouse, who hold the fate of the inmates in their cruel hands.When she is sold as a scullery maid to a new home, Ella hopes for a better life. But her hopes are dashed as she struggles to do all the work heaped on her thin shoulders by her brutish master.Daring to escape her harsh treatment, it isn’t long before she is caught and once again finds herself at the mercy of an uncaring world. Can Ella resist giving in to despair and somehow to find the strength to carry on alone…Cathy Sharp is happily married and lives with her husband in a small Cambridgeshire village. They like visiting Spain together and enjoy the benefits of sunshine and pleasant walks, while at home they love their garden and visiting the Norfolk seaside.Cathy loves writing because it gives pleasure to others, she finds writing an extension of herself and it gives her great satisfaction. She says, ‘There is nothing like seeing your book in print, because so much loving care has been given to bringing that book into being.’Cathy is also the author of the Halfpenny Street Children’s Home series.Competition: Nettie’s Secret; The Little Angel; An Orphan in the Snow; The Winter Baby; Orphans of Ardwick. Sheila Newberry, Diney Costeloe, Dilly Court, Katie Flynn; Rosie Goodwin; Molly Green
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