A gritty, engrossing saga that will leave readers wanting more.
In south London, at the beginning of the twentieth century, poverty haunts young Mabel Court s family. Mabel acts as a little mother to her brothers and sisters. But her family loses the battle to stay respectable when tragic circumstances tear it apart. Mabel is thrown upon the dubious mercy of her grandmother, the sinister Mimi Court, who has her own dark secrets."
- ISBN10 0750519231
- ISBN13 9780750519236
- Publish Date 1 January 2003 (first published 4 April 2002)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 21 October 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Magna Large Print Books
- Edition Large type / large print edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 496
- Language English