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Nuneaton, 1869. When young Saffie's parents fell in love, her mother was cast out by her well-to-do family. Choosing love over money, they eloped choosing to raise their daughter on the canals. For as long as she can remember, Saffie has loved learning and it is her dream to become a teacher, but what use is an education to a canal girl? Will Saffie step out of the shadow of the past into the light of her dreams?
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Rosie Goodwin is the four-million-copy bestselling author of more than thirty-five novels. She is the first author in the world to be allowed to follow three of Catherine Cookson's trilogies with her own sequels. Having worked in the social services sector for many years, then fostered a number of children, she is now a full-time novelist. She is one of the top 50 most borrowed authors from UK libraries and has sold over four million copies across her career. Rosie lives in Nuneaton, the setting for many of her books, with her husband and their beloved dogs.
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