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Far from Home

Berlie Doherty

The sisters of STREET CHILD tell their story...

A companion novel to bestselling story of orphan Jim Jarvis set in Victorian England.

When Jim Jarvis is separated from his sisters, Lizzie and Emily, he thinks he will never see them again. Now for the first time, the bestselling author of STREET CHILD reveals what happened to his orphaned sisters.

In Victorian London, Lizzie and Emily are left in the care of a cook but their story takes them to the mills of northern England. There, under the keen eyes of the mill owners, the girls are made to work in harsh conditions and any chance of escape is sorely tempting...

An incredible new STREET CHILD story based on the true experiences of Victorian mill girls.

GenresGreat BritainHistoryVictoria, 1837-1901Juvenile fictionHistorical fictionChildren's stories

319 pages

English edition · First published 2015 by HarperCollins Children's Books · ISBN 9780007578825

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