It was difficult to read at first. It was gripping and emotional. I cringed and felt so bad for Lissie. She was only 7 years of age and had to deal with so much for her age.
She was a strong, little girl who grew up to be a beautiful soul. She didn't allow her circumstances to bitter her.
The characters were written so well. It was like I knew them. Luckily for Lissie, she met people who became her family. They were there for her even if her mother wasn't.
I related to the time period as my maternal grandfather served in WWI. He was in France and died in Egypt.
I enjoyed the story and loved Lissie. I can't get enough of Chrissie Walsh's books. Her books brings out all your emotions.
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ABOUT THE BOOK
Seven-year-old Lissie Fairweather is the apple of her father’s eye, but when a tragedy strikes their family, Lissie must make her own way in the world.
Dora Fairweather wasn’t cut out to be a wife and mother, and as soon as she’s able, she turns her back on her young daughter Lissie. With no parents to protect her, Lissie has no option but the dangerous streets of soot-sodden Bradford or the workhouse orphanage. Life in the orphanage is bleak and Lissie longs for the warm embrace of her beloved father.
As the years pass, Lissie learns to enjoy the camaraderie of the other girls in the workhouse, and when she’s taken under the wing of matron Connie Briggs, things begin to look up. A move to the seaside of Scarborough, friends and even love are finally within Lissie’s grasp.
But she can never forget her father, cobbler Tom Fairweather, and the terrible secret she has carried all these years. Can her heart ever truly be at peace unless she finally discovers his fate? And with the drumbeats of war on the horizon, what will be the fate of the lass who survived the workhouse...
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Author Bio
Chrissie Walsh was born and raised in West Yorkshire and is a retired schoolteacher with a passion for history. She has written several successful sagas documenting feisty women in challenging times.
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