Book description
At the age of fourteen, happy-go-lucky Polly Perkins faces untold
sadness when her beloved father is diagnosed with tuberculosis. As
Tommy's stay in hospital turns from weeks into months, Polly's mother,
Ada, becomes increasingly anxious as to how she will make ends meet. In
an attempt to help out, Polly takes a job as a flowerseller, and when
she sells a buttonhole to Charles Denholme, a member of the Liverpool
gentry, she sets in motion a chain of events that changes her life
forever... Joan Jonker was born and bred in Liverpool. She led a rich
and varied life and was devoted to her family. Before writing novels,
she worked tirelessly for the charity-run organisation Victims of
Violence which she founded in 1976. Sadly, Joan died in 2006, but she is
remembered fondly by her family and friends and her multitude of fans.
