Fiction

Listen to the Child

by Elizabeth Howard

Description

It’s 1875 and London’s East End heaves with children who work as prostitutes, hawkers, beggars and thieves. Constance rescues as many as she can, but there is only so much she and other charity workers can do. Then a solution is offered that sounds perfect – Canada, with its wide green plains, has farmers who need help, while their wives want housemaids. Shipping children to this land of plenty offers them a future far from the temptations of London’s overcrowded streets. Widow, Mary Trupper, is wary, but the promise of good food and an education for her children is strong.

Are the fields green? Is the food plentiful? For some, yes. For others, the harsh winters reflect the welcome.

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Book club readers said:


"I was drawn in straight away."


"I cared so much about what happened to these children."


"I knew nothing about this and loved that it showed both sides."

Author Biography

Elizabeth Howard is a former history teacher.

Copyright Information

2016

Bookline & Thinker

Bookline & Thinker

Hookline Books is our fiction imprint - all authors have attended writing classes to post-graduate university level. All manuscripts are approved by book groups before being accepted for publication. Non-fiction publisher specialising in self-help, travel and social history.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher/Imprint Bookline and Thinker / Hookline Books
  • Publication Date October 2016
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9780993287480
  • Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
  • FormatPaperback
  • Primary Price 8.99 GBP
  • Pages254
  • ReadershipGeneral
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Page size204 x 126

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