A sequel to The Hopscotch Summer Molly Fox has grown up in the back streets of Birmingham at the mercy of her cruel grandfather and her drunken mother. Though she has grown into a tall, beautiful woman, Molly is trapped by terrible family secrets. When she is found lying drunk in a gutter, Molly reaches a turning point. She decides to escape by joining the army as an ATS girl. At first her new start seems fated to be a disaster but the army gives her the encouragement she hungers for and soon her life is flourishing. But war brings tragedy as well as triumph, and when Molly receives news from home, it becomes clear that she can't escape her past so easily
- ISBN10 0230709478
- ISBN13 9780230709478
- Publish Date 7 May 2010
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 24 October 2011
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Pan Macmillan
- Imprint Macmillan
- Edition Unabridged edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 464
- Language English