One quiet woman
Series: Ellindale saga -- 1
Publisher: HODDER PAPERBACK
Published: 2017
Place of publication: [Place of publication not identified]
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781473630789; 9781473630802
Subjects: Social conditions; Fiction
Description: 1930, Lancashire: Leah Turner's father has been killed in an accident at the laundry, and since her mother died years ago it falls to her to become sole provider for her little sister. But women's wages are half those of men and pawning the few belongings she has left will only keep their vicious rent collector at bay for a few weeks, so even if she finds a job, they'll lose their home. Will a marriage of convenience be only chance of a better life for her sister?