Book description
There were only four houses in Paradise Lane, and young Sally
Crumpsall lived at No. 1. If it hadn't been for the kindly inhabitants
of the Lane she would have been even more neglected than she was, for
with a father too ill to care for her, and a mother who was to abandon
her, she led a ragged and lonely existence. When - finally - both
mother and father had gone, then the Lane moved in and, with the help
of Ivy, Sally's old and stubbornly aggressive grandmother, they
decided to raise Sally as best they could.
But Paradise Lane was built in the shadow of Paradise Mill - and
Andrew Worthington, owner of the mill, loomed menacingly over the
lives of everyone about him. A corrupt, evil and greedy man, he had
totally destroyed his own family, and soon his venom was directed
towards Ivy, her friends in Paradise Lane, and finally threatened the
very existence of young Sally.
As events moved towards a violent and terrible climax, only the
combined efforts of all who loved the young girl were able to save her.
Ruth Hamilton is the bestselling author of A Whisper to the Living,
With Love From Ma Maguire, Nest of Sorrows, Billy London's Girls,
Spinning Jenny, The September Starlings, A Crooked Mile, Paradise Lane,
The Bells of Scotland Road, The Dream Sellers, The Corner House, Miss
Honoria West, Mulligan's Yard, Saturday's Child, Matthew and Son and
Chandler's Green. She has become one of the north-west of England's most
popular writers. Ruth Hamilton was born in Bolton, which is the setting
for many of her novels, and has spent most of her life in Lancashire.
She now lives in Liverpool.
