Ha'penny chance
By: Gemma Jackson
Publisher: Poolbeg Press Ltd
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Dublin, Ireland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 373
ISBN-13: 9781781999547
Subjects: Fiction; Irish literature -- 21st century
Description: Ivy Rose Murphy dreams of a better future.  For years she has set out daily from the tenements known as 'The Lane' to beg for discards from the homes of the wealthy - discards she turns into items to sell around the Dublin markets.  And now she has grander schemes afoot.  But as her fortunes take a turn for the better, there are eyes on Ivy - and she is vulnerable as she carries her earnings home.  A well-dressed stranger begins to stalk her, then a sudden astonishing event turns Ivy's world upside down.