Rosie Grey was only seven years old when she arrived at Mr Thompson's cotton factory. Now fourteen, she has become accustomed to the treatment of the workers and the harsh conditions under which they are forced to work. After an accident in the storeroom leads to her dismissal, Rosie must try to make her own way in th...
Fourteen-year-old Rosie Grey has experienced her fair share of pain and suffering. After finding a position with the Ealing family, Rosie hopes for a fresh start and a new life away from her past. After six months, Rosie starts to move away from the life she had had before, clinging to her new found friendships as we...
A month after leaving her life as the Ealing's scullery maid, fourteen-year-old Rosie Grey had to go back home without so much as a reference. Her brother helps her start a new life, offering her a job in his tailor shop, away from the comforts and struggles of the Ealing household. Although a different job from the o...
Lizzie Hayworth has known very little beyond the walls of her orphanage. After a bad experience with a foster family, she has spent the last eight years of her life hiding from those in search of a daughter and instead, prepares herself for a life of scrubbing fireplaces and sweeping floors. When the mysterious Mr an...
Twenty-Four years passed between the events of 'The Apprentice Girl' and our first meeting of Isabel in 'Will and Testament', but what happened during that time? This short story collection will provide you with details of what happened in those twenty-four years. From proposals and weddings to the more mundane of fam...
This story is a sequel to the 'Rosie Grey series' although it can be read as a stand-alone, I would recommend reading that series first. **** A trip to the beach and a paddle in the sea is fourteen-year-old Isabel Ealing's idea of bliss. Isabel's mother, having grown up in a factory and been deprived of a normal chil...