The new novel from Britain's best-loved saga author Warwickshire, 1875
Emerald Pritchard has lived a privileged life with her parents and her
younger sister Abigail in the stately Astley House on the outskirts of
Nuneaton. But all that suddenly changes when her father disappears
leaving the family in debt. They are forced to throw themselves on the
mercy of Emerald's uncle who begrudgingly allows them to live in a small
cottage within the grounds of his farm. Desperate to find work, Emerald
is forced to leave her family and travel to London to become the
companion of a distant aunt she's never met. Rebellious Abigail is
unwilling to lower herself to doing the menial farm chores and instead
runs away, finding work as a hostess in a club in Soho where she soon
finds herself in desperate trouble. Emerald is alone in the unfamiliar
capital that brings its own dangers. Will she ever be able to find
happiness and reunite her family again?