"I had read enough mystery stories to know that girls who went out to meet strangers at night never came to a good end..."
Stirling, 1877. Lillias Gilfillan, a recently orphaned girl of sixteen, falls in love and elopes with a man who sees her as wealthy and naive: 'a little boat without its oars'. In a sea of rising debt and deception, Lillias must learn quickly, or drown.
Glasgow, 1894. Clementina knows little mercy living in a home for 'wayward girls'. With the 'Jingling Devil' always lurking in the shadows and a child growing inside her, can she outrun him and save her best friend in the process?
Glasgow, 1919. Mabel is one of the first policewomen in Glasgow, on a mission to find a murderer. In doing so, she finds a web of corruption and now the 'Jingling Devil' wants her dead.
'The Unpicking' spans three generations of 'hysterical women' who take on systemic corruption and injustice, despite all odds.
- ISBN13 9781915789051
- Publish Date 27 October 2023
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Fly on the Wall Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 290
- Language English