Book description
Christmas 1860. Polly, already living in grinding poverty, finds
herself alone on the streets of Hull when her mother dies in
childbirth. Rosalie, brought up in affluence and comfort on the other
side of town, loses her own mother in similar circumstances and on the
same day.
Polly takes a job as scullery maid in Rosalie's lonely house, and
the two girls form an unlikely friendship. Travelling together to the
North Yorkshire Moors they discover a new kind of life and find
unexpected joy and fulfilment.
Valerie Wood was born in Yorkshire and now lives in Beverley . She
was the first winner of the Catherine Cookson Prize for Fiction.
Find out more about Valerie Wood's novels by visiting her website on
www. valeriewood. co. uk
