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Far From Home :The Sisters of Street Child - Street Child
Far From Home :The Sisters of Street Child - Street Child
paperback
Published:
1 January, 2015
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Description
The sisters of STREET CHILD tell their story…
A companion novel to bestselling story of orphan Jim Jarvis set in Victorian England.
When Jim Jarvis is separated from his sisters, Lizzie and Emily, he thinks he will never see them again. Now for the first time, the bestselling author of STREET CHILD reveals what happened to his orphaned sisters.
In Victorian London, Lizzie and Emily are left in the care of a cook but their story takes them to the mills of northern England. There, under the keen eyes of the mill owners, the girls are made to work in harsh conditions and any chance of escape is sorely tempting…
An incredible new STREET CHILD story based on the true experiences of Victorian mill girls.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780007578825 |
| ISBN10 | 0007578822 |
| Number Of Pages | 320 |
| Item Weight | 280 g |
| Product Dimensions | 129 x 198 x 24 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format | paperback |
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Author's Bio
Born in Knotty Ash, Liverpool, Berlie Doherty is the youngest of three children. She has been a social worker, a journalist, a teacher, and, for the past twenty years, a writer.
Berlie has twice won the prestigious Carnegie Medal, for ‘Grannie was a Buffer Girl’ in 1987 and for ‘Dear Nobody’ in 1992. She lives in the Derbyshire Peak District.