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Far From Home

The Sisters of Street Child

Berlie Doherty author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Published:1st Jan '15

Should be back in stock very soon

Far From Home cover

The sisters of STREET CHILD tell their story…

A companion novel to bestselling story of orphan Jim Jarvis set in Victorian England.

When Jim Jarvis is separated from his sisters, Lizzie and Emily, he thinks he will never see them again. Now for the first time, the bestselling author of STREET CHILD reveals what happened to his orphaned sisters.

In Victorian London, Lizzie and Emily are left in the care of a cook but their story takes them to the mills of northern England. There, under the keen eyes of the mill owners, the girls are made to work in harsh conditions and any chance of escape is sorely tempting…

An incredible new STREET CHILD story based on the true experiences of Victorian mill girls.

ISBN: 9780007578825

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 24mm

Weight: 300g

320 pages