Book description
Young Mikey Quinn, scavenging on the streets of Hull, is thrown into
prison for stealing a rabbit from the butcher. His chief accuser, a
well-to-do lawyer, has a daughter, Eleanor, whom he badly mistreats.
When Mikey is released he finds that his mother has died and his
brothers taken into the workhouse - determined to find a better life
for his family, he walks all the way to London to seek his fortune.
There he finds that the grim realities of city life are even worse
than they were in Hull, and comes under the evil patronage of the
sinister Tully, first encountered when he was in prison. But he also
meets Eleanor again, and between them they face the dangers of London
and gradually make a new life for themselves. Together they have to
face journeying back to Hull - the long walk home.
Valerie Wood was born in Yorkshire, where she still lives. Her
first novel, The Hungry Tide, was the winner of the Catherine
Cookson Prize for Fiction. All her novels are available from Corgi
books.
Find out more about Valerie Wood's novels by visiting her website at
www. valeriewood. co. uk.
