The rag maiden
Ashworth, Libby2024
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Ireland, 1948. The potato famine has left the Cavanagh family destitute. Kitty and Peter manage to secure tickets for America - seeking hope in an unknown land. But still fortune will not favour them. On a terrifying crossing of the Irish Sea, Peter vanishes, and with him their tickets. Now, Kitty and her young family are stranded in Liverpool - with not a penny to their name. Facing prejudice and distrust, they move to Blackburn, where the welcome is no warmer, but Kitty at least can gather rags and scraps to exchange for a coin or two. She refuses to give up hope - on finding Peter, on getting to America. But Kitty knows they are just one bad day away from the evils of the workhouse.
Main title:
The rag maiden / Libby Ashworth.
Author:
Ashworth, Libby, author
Work:
Imprint:
UK : Penguin Books, 2024.
Collation:
343 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781405962025 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92FFICTION
Local class:
T53
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3713673