by Audrey Howard (Author)
Celie Marlow begins working in the Latimers' kitchen when she is only ten, learning her art from Mrs Harper. By the age of 18 she has become a talented cook. But when she falls in love with a Latimer, all their lives change with frightening swiftness. Driven from her home, Celie finds unexpected success in a new venture with her old boss - then loses everything once more. Thrown on to the streets of Liverpool, penniless and desperate, she will have to find her own way. 'Her thousands of fans recognise the artistry of a true storyteller' Lancashire Life
Format: Paperback
Pages: 608
Edition: 1st Coronet Edition
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
Published: 06 Apr 1995
ISBN 10: 0340628758
ISBN 13: 9780340628751
Book Overview: A heartwarming story of love and loss in Victorian Liverpool as a kitchenmaid whose working life began when she was only ten learns the hard way about the world around her.