Title: The watchman's daughter
Description: Against the backdrop of the Preston docks, with the looming warehouses and great ships preparing for war, Katherine Shaw faces many an ordeal and crosses many a hurdle before she can find for herself and her little brother Micky security and contentment in a challenging world.
Subjects: Social life and customs, Manners and customs, Poor women, Fiction, Fiction, family life, general, World war, 1939-1945, fiction, England, fiction, World War, 1939-1945, Social aspects
Places: Preston (Lancashire), Preston (Lancashire, England), England