With all her signature warmth, wonderful characters and unforgettable
drama, start this brand new chapter in the storytelling of Rosie
Goodwin, Britain's best-loved saga author. 1850. When Opal Sharp finds
herself and her younger siblings suddenly orphaned and destitute, she
thinks things can get no worse. But soon three of them - including
Opal - are struck down with the illness that took their father, and her
brother Charlie is forced to make an impossible decision. Unable to
afford a doctor, he knows the younger children will not survive. So,
unbeknownst to Opal, Charlie takes their younger siblings to the
workhouse. When she finds out, Opal is heartbroken. Charlie starts
taking risks to try to support what's left of the Sharp family and earn
Opal's forgiveness, but he takes it too far and finds himself in trouble
with the law. Soon, he is sent on a convict ship to Australia. As poor
Opal is forced to say goodbye to the final member of her family, she
makes a promise to reunite them all one day. Will she ever see her
family again?