Pearl of Pit Lane /
by Young, Glenda [author.].
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BookPublisher: Long Preston : Magna, 2020Description: 366 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780750548335 (hbk.) :.Classification number: Subject(s): Large type books | Saga | Generational sagasSummary: When her mother dies in childbirth, Pearl Edwards is left in the care of her aunt, Annie Grafton. Annie loves Pearl like her own daughter but it isn't easy to keep a roof over their heads and food on the table, so she supplements their meagre income by walking the pit lane, looking for men willing to pay for her company. As Pearl grows older she is unable to remain ignorant of Annie's profession. And when Pearl finds herself unexpectedly without work and their landlord raises the rent, it becomes clear they have few choices left and Annie is forced to ask Pearl the unthinkable. Rather than submit to life on the pit lane, Pearl runs away. She has nothing and nowhere to go, but Pearl is determined to survive on her own terms...
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large Print - Adult | Maghull Library | Large Print Adult Fiction | On hold | 002997133X | 1 |
Standard print edition originally published: London: Headline, 2019.
When her mother dies in childbirth, Pearl Edwards is left in the care of her aunt, Annie Grafton. Annie loves Pearl like her own daughter but it isn't easy to keep a roof over their heads and food on the table, so she supplements their meagre income by walking the pit lane, looking for men willing to pay for her company. As Pearl grows older she is unable to remain ignorant of Annie's profession. And when Pearl finds herself unexpectedly without work and their landlord raises the rent, it becomes clear they have few choices left and Annie is forced to ask Pearl the unthinkable. Rather than submit to life on the pit lane, Pearl runs away. She has nothing and nowhere to go, but Pearl is determined to survive on her own terms...
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