The Doorstep Girls

Val Wood

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Bantam Press
15 November 2002

Sagas

A powerful new novel by the author of Rosa's Island

Ruby and Grace had grown up in the slums of Middle Court, the poorest place in Hull.

Friends since early childhood, they had supported each other in bad times and good.

Ruby's ma, Bess, addicted to the opium which dulled the pain of her miserable existence, tried hard to be a good mother, but without too much success, while Grace's parents, Bob and Lizzie, looked after the girl as well as their own family as best they could. But the two families were bound together by more than friendship, and secrets from the past threatened to make their hard lives even more difficult.

The local cotton mill had provided work for Ruby and Grace since they were nine years old, but with the decline of the industry they, like many others, were cast off. Both girls found themselves the object of attention from the mill owner's sons, but as times grew harder, and money became ever scarcer, Grace became involved in militant campaign against poverty and injustice, while Ruby was tempted into prostitution.

Both girls were searching for something which would take them far away from the slums they had always known.

By: Val Wood
Imprint: Bantam Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Library Ed
Dimensions: Height: 1mm, Width: 1mm,
Weight: 610g
ISBN: 9780593050736
ISBN 10: 0593050738
Pages: 544
Publication Date: 15 November 2002
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Since winning the Catherine Cookson Prize for Fiction for her first novel, The Hungry Tide, Val Wood has become one of the most popular authors in the UK. Born in the mining town of Castleford, Val came to East Yorkshire as a child and has lived in Hull and rural Holderness where many of her novels are set. She now lives in the market town of Beverley. When she is not writing, Val is busy promoting libraries and supporting many charities. In 2017 she was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Hull for service and dedication to literature. Find out more about Val Wood's novels by visiting her website- www.valwood.co.uk

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