Far From Home
The sisters of Street Child
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4.6 • 17 Ratings
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- £3.49
Publisher Description
The sisters of STREET CHILD tell their story…
A companion novel to bestselling story of Victorian orphan Jim Jarvis based on the founding of Dr Barnardo’s homes for children.
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.
About the author
Born in Knotty Ash, Liverpool, Berlie Doherty is the youngest of three children. She has been a social worker, a journalist, a teacher, and, for the past twenty years, a writer.
Berlie has twice won the prestigious Carnegie Medal, for ‘Grannie was a Buffer Girl’ in 1987 and for ‘Dear Nobody’ in 1992. She lives in the Derbyshire Peak District.
Customer Reviews
I can't wait to read this
I just read street child about a month a go and I was wondering what happened with lizzie and Emily!
Reading at school
We're reading this book at school and it's really good! Don't bother reading it though if you haven't read street child because this is the one after it! This book tells you all the answers that people have asked Berlie Doherty about Emily and Lizzie so if you want to find out read this book!!!😀😀😀