A stirring novel of passion, lost loves and one girl's
determination to conquer the odds from the author of ELLIE PRIDE.
When Connie Pride finds herself alone and pregnant in the rough
courts of Liverpool, she despairs. Deserted by her lover, menaced
by his bullying uncle, and too proud to ask her estranged family
for help, there seems no hope. Rescued from the gutter, she is
offered the chance to train as a nurse at the Poor Hospital. Life
becomes a whirl of hard work and long shifts, but also lively
evenings at the music hall with her fellow nurses and the newly
drafted soldiers. Finally Connie has a purpose in life - especially
when the wounded of World War 1 start to arrive in their droves on
the hospital wards. With a roof over her head and a steady wage, if
she can stay out of trouble, the future looks brighter. Even love
seems possible again ... But then a face from the violent past
turns up to disrupt Connie's new life and shatter her dreams. All
she has built up is threatened - and she herself is in physical
danger. It will take every ounce of the courage she possesses to
overcome the odds - and a little help from old friends and new ...
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