Winnie of the waterfront
By: by Rosie Harris
Edition: Large print ed.
Publisher: Magna
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Long Preston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9780750523196
Subjects: Social life and customs; Orphans; People with disabilities; Manners and customs; Fiction
Description: Crippled by polio, young Winnie Malloy's father, Trevor, adores her, but she is neglected by her feckless mother, Grace. When Trevor is called up he persuades Sandy Coulson to wheel her to school each day, where Sandy sticks up for Winnie and promises to be her lifelong friend. Grace loses her job because of her heavy drinking and she takes Winnie out begging. When Trevor is reported 'Missing Presumed Dead', Grace gets drunk, has an accident and dies. Little Winnie is sent to an orphanage, and at fourteen is sent out into the world to fend for herself...
Notes: Originally published: London: William Heinemann, 2004.