A Star to Steer by

by Maggie Craig (Author)

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  Paperback
  2003

  $3.25

  In 1920s, after her father's death, Ellie Douglas has little option but to go into service. Her carefree days by the side of the Forth and Clyde canal are over. Her employers, the Taits, appear to be the perfect family, but the household is alive with tensions, none greater than those between Evander, the son of the house, and his father. Ellie's life is dominated by two men. Her friendship with Evander Tait is frowned upon by his family and the bond she shares with Frank Rafferty, a member of one of Glasgow's notorious gangs, is misunderstood by everyone Ellie knows. Both relationships, for very different reasons, threaten to tear her apart. She must make the right choices, but will she be strong enough?

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  Hardcover
  2003

  $3.25

  1920s. Life changes dramatically for fourteen-year-old Ellie Crawford when her widowed father drowns in the Forth and Clyde canal and she's taken into service with the Forsyths. It feels like imprisonment after her carefree childhood spent playing by the canals. Her two consolations are her friendship with the Forsyths' son, Evander, and her dream of becoming a chef. But, as Ellie and Evander grow older, their innocent friendship is misunderstood. Ellie is dismissed, cast out without money or protection, and it seems hard to believe she'll survive the tough times ahead.