From the bestselling author of A Mother's Gift and A Wartime Nurse.
     When Molly Mason's father dies in a pit accident, she is left penniless and alone.

     The only source of light in her world is her brother, Harry, and his best friend Jackson. But with both boys away in the army, Molly is left to find her own way in the world. She finds work in a local factory and cheap lodgings. However, when Molly rejects her new landlord's advances, his revenge is swift: she finds herself accused of theft and thrown in prison.

     As the prospect of war grows ever close, Molly finds herself fighting a more personal battle, trying to find an employer willing to overlook her shameful past.