num_pages: 272
description: This novel, complete within itself, is part of a trilogy about the Malones. To escape the famine in Ireland, the Malone sisters - Kate and Tansy - take a ship to Liverpool. However, they find that the city stinks of corruption and violence, and is menaced by cholera. In the twisting alleys and crowded docks, Tansy fights for survival and a better life for her sister and herself. In this mid-Victorian world she meets many strange characters, who help or hinder her struggles. Then events take a sudden and surprising turn, and the future of the Malones blossoms.
language: English
title: Kate Alanna
titlecomplete: Kate Alanna
ratings_count: 2
series: Malone Trilogy
publisher: Ulverscroft