Title: The whispering road
First published: 2005
Description: A moving and powerful story about brother and sister, Joe and Annie, who flee from a pitiful existence as servants. They embark on a tough and perilous journey to Manchester in search of their mother who was forced to leave them at the workhouse when they were very young. Their future is tainted by the horrors of their past and as Annie is increasingly troubled by spirits, Joe is forced to make a tough decision. Driven by the lust for freedom, he sells Annie to a fair owner who plans to use her as a medium, and sets about creating a new identity for himself on the streets of Manchester. But the voices of the past won't leave Joe alone and ultimately he finds himself gravitating back to Annie and their original quest to discover the whereabouts of their mother.
Subjects: Young Adult Fiction, Brothers and sisters, Orphans, Child labor, Fiction, Poverty, Supernatural, City and town life, History, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Orphans, fiction, Brothers and sisters, fiction, Poverty, fiction, Supernatural, fiction, Great britain, history, 19th century, fiction
Places: Great Britain, Manchester (England)
Time periods: 19th century, Victoria, 1837-1901
LC classification: PZ7.M5798 Th 2005