The Barefoot Child - Children of the Workhouse

When Lucy and her brother, Joshua, are orphaned, it falls to Joshua to provide for them both, but he is barely into his teens and in his naivety, falls prey to bad influences and drink. Lucy is desperate to avoid the workhouse, but when Joshua loses their meagre savings they are thrown out onto the street and, in dire poverty, it isn't long before Lucy finds herself at its gates - almost a fate worse than death.
Inside the workhouse, Lucy meets with unkindness and cruelty and she knows she must dig deep within herself if she is to survive, let alone thrive. What Lucy needs is a friend and she is surprised to find one in the most unlikely place...

About the author

Cathy loves writing because it gives pleasure to others. She finds writing an extension of herself and it gives her great satisfaction. Cathy says, ‘There is nothing like seeing your book in print, because so much loving care has been given to bringing that book into being.’ Cathy lives in Cambridgeshire.

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Product details

• Authors: Cathy Sharp, Sharp Cathy
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9780008286682
• ISBN: 978-0-00-828668-2
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 21 mm
• Series: The Children of the Workhouse; The Children of the Workhouse
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Englisch, Muttertag, England, 19. Jahrhundert (1800 bis 1899 n. Chr.), Generationenromane, Familiensagas, FICTION / Coming of Age, Sagas, Historical romance, FICTION / Women, FICTION / Sagas, FICTION / Family Life / General, English, FICTION / Romance / Historical / Victorian, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Mother’s Day, Saga fiction (family / generational sagas), Orphans;Poverty;heartache;children;heartwarmimg;London