The best intentions. Poor decisions. Now her family must suffer.
1790 – The year Keziah Bonner and her younger brother, Henry, exchange one nightmare for another. When their elder sister, Eva, is transported for a crime she didn't commit, Keziah and Henry are sent to a London workhouse and separated. The prospect of work and a home in the countryside is offered and both Keziah and Henry leap at the chance. However, the promised job in the cotton mill is relentless, backbreaking work.Keziah believes she's discovered a way to escape the drudgery, until Matthew Gregory, the charismatic but irresponsible nephew of the mill owner, shows his interest in her. Sadly, his attempts to woo Keziah – however well-intentioned – result in trouble.
Is Matthew yet another of her poor choices or will he be a major triumph?
Previously published as a My Weekly Pocket Novel and a large print paperback by Ulverscroft Ltd under the same title.
Genre: Sagas
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