Description
| Product ID: | 9780747267089 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Urchin's Song |
| Subtitle: | Has she found the key to happiness? |
| Authors: | Author: Rita Bradshaw |
| Page Count: | 512 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Saga fiction (family / generational sagas), Historical fiction, Sagas, Historical fiction |
| Description: | The tale of the courageous rise of a young girl, saved from the Sunderland slums by her beautiful voice. The approach of the twentieth century means little to Josie Burns and her family; living in Sunderland''s slum area, they battle dirt, cold and hunger on a daily basis. Josie''s brothers and sisters are terrified of their violent alcoholic father, but Josie is not like the rest, for she has something that will enable her to rise out of the slums: a beautiful singing voice, with which even as a child she earns enough pennies to keep her father happy. When she discovers that her father is trying to put her younger sister, Gertie, on the game, Josie and Gertie flee the family home, taking refuge with a friend. By educating herself and taking singing lessons, Josie starts on the journey to success and security - but can she also find love? |
| Imprint Name: | Headline Book Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2002-09-02 |
