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Synopsis
A heart-warming tale set in the 1860s. While her mother, Dilys, is trapped in a violent marriage, Megan travels to London to seek her grandmother's help. The city overwhelms her at first, but there are plenty of friendly faces willing to help - including sweet-faced baker's boy Tom Bradley.
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About the Author
Donna L Baker is a graphic designer and the author of approximately 20 software titles. She has taught a number of Web design and programming courses at the college level.
From Booklist
Life in a Welsh mining town in 1860 is hard, and 18-year-old Megan Price's family is trying to cope with the loss of her father while slowly starving. Her mother sees no way out of her predicament except to take another husband, so she marries a man whom Megan considers beneath contempt, and when he tries to abuse her, Megan knows that it's time to leave. She goes to London in search of her grandmother, who remarried well and will hopefully be generous. The size and the noise of the city are frightening, and the task of finding her grandmother seems hopeless when Megan suffers the standard mishap of the naive: her money is stolen along with her grandmother's address. Eventually befriended by Tom Bradley, the local baker's son, Megan continues her search during what turns out to be one of the worst winters on record, still determined to find help for her family. Happily, Baker transcends a cliched plot by writing a truly warm and perceptive story. Patty Engelmann
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- PublisherSevern House
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 072787134X
- ISBN 13 9780727871343
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages304
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