Girl in the Ragged Shawl

Eliza was left as a baby at a workhouse and endured sickness, starvation, and beatings. Joe's arrival gives her hope for a better life, but cruelty and unkindness persist.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 18 October 2018
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Eliza's journey is a heart-wrenching tale of resilience and hope. Left as a baby at the workhouse in Whitechapel, she endured sickness, near-starvation, and harsh beatings. Under the rule of Master Simpkins and his cruel daughter, the workhouse was a place of despair. However, when Joe, a Romany boy, arrives at the workhouse, his spirit and courage ignite a glimmer of hope in Eliza's heart. Despite being sold into service, Eliza finds solace in the possibility of a better life outside. However, her journey is filled with cruelty and unkindness, testing her resilience to the utmost. Will Eliza's salvation become her ruin, or will she find the strength to overcome adversity and forge her own path to a brighter future?

Eliza's journey is a heart-wrenching tale of resilience and hope. Left as a baby at the workhouse in Whitechapel, she endured sickness, near-starvation, and harsh beatings. Under the rule of Master Simpkins and his cruel daughter, the workhouse was a place of despair. However, when Joe, a Romany boy, arrives at the workhouse, his spirit and courage ignite a glimmer of hope in Eliza's heart. Despite being sold into service, Eliza finds solace in the possibility of a better life outside. However, her journey is filled with cruelty and unkindness, testing her resilience to the utmost. Will Eliza's salvation become her ruin, or will she find the strength to overcome adversity and forge her own path to a brighter future?

Weight: 240g
Dimension: 195 x 132 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780008286651