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Glasgow during the Depression. Lizzie Conway has clawed her way out of the worst slums of the Gorbals, all for the sake of her three precious daughters, Polly, Babs and poor, deaf Rosie. But the girls themselves seem to be determined to make marriages as unwise as the one she made.
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Jessica Stirling was born in Glasgow and still lives in Scotland. A beloved and successful writer, she thrilled readers with her bestselling first trilogy: The Spoiled Earth, The Hiring Fair, and The Dark Pasture. Ms. Stirling is the author of over twenty heartwarming novels, among them, her Isle of Mull trilogy, which includes The Island Wife, The Wind from the Hills, and The Strawberry Season, all published by St. Martin's Press.
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Lizzie Conway has spent her life trying to keep her three daughters from following in her downtrodden footsteps. Although they live in the slums of Glasgow during the Great Depression, Lizzie has struggled to maintain her dignity and protect her daughters from men like her missing husband, a henchman for the local Mafia. Before he went to fight in WWI he stole an enormous amount of money from his organization that she's still paying off in installments. Instead of retribution for her husband's treachery, the boss, Dominic Manone, has been instrumental in finding her two eldest daughters, Babs and Polly, good jobs, but in spite of their no-nonsense mom's determination to better their lives, they hang out with the locals and attach themselves to petty thieves. Stirling banishes the illusion of the "good old days" in this illuminating and riveting portrayal of the slums and one family's struggle for a better life. Patty Engelmann
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