Sixpenny Girl e-bog
74,45 DKK
(inkl. moms 93,06 DKK)
Helpless, Saran Chandler stands by as her mother and younger sister are sold by the vile Enoch Jacobs and herself narrowly escapes the same fate. When Enoch drowns, Saran swears that she will not rest until she has secured her family's release, but - penniless and friendless - barely knows where to start.Saran's courage and virtue bring their own rewards: when she benefits from an act of kindn...
E-bog
74,45 DKK
Forlag
Hodder & Stoughton
Udgivet
5 januar 2004
Genrer
Saga fiction (family / generational sagas)
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781848948969
Helpless, Saran Chandler stands by as her mother and younger sister are sold by the vile Enoch Jacobs and herself narrowly escapes the same fate. When Enoch drowns, Saran swears that she will not rest until she has secured her family's release, but - penniless and friendless - barely knows where to start.Saran's courage and virtue bring their own rewards: when she benefits from an act of kindness, she uses the gift to become a nailmaster in Wednesbury, a dark and grimy place, in thrall to the vicious Zadok Minch, whose godfearing exterior masks perverse tastes. Zadok Minch, the man who had once bought Saran's mother and sister to satisfy his evil lusts . . .