Can she escape her past?
Patty Jenkins has come a long way from her poverty-stricken days in
Brownlow workhouse.
She now has a coveted position in the kitchens at Freeman's Department
store in Liverpool and even the prospect of advancement. For Patty has
always enjoyed baking and her flair for it has caught the attention of
the store owner who intends to have her create elaborate cakes and
pastries to serve at afternoon tea to Freeman's clientele.
But when you're a workhouse girl you can never quite forgive your past
and when you've fallen on hard times before, you're always aware how
easy it is to lose everything...