The Workhouse waif /
Rees, Lynette,
The Workhouse waif / Lynette Rees. - 335 pages ; 20 cm.
Includes index
A historical fiction novel set in a mining community, following young Megan whose life is upended after her father’s death forces her family into a workhouse. Separated from her family, she struggles to survive but forms an alliance with a boy who steals apples from the market. Together, they attempt to escape poverty and build a better future, highlighting themes of resilience, hardship, and social inequality in Victorian-era England.
9781529400663
Child welfare--Fiction.
Orphans --Fiction.
823.92 REE
The Workhouse waif / Lynette Rees. - 335 pages ; 20 cm.
Includes index
A historical fiction novel set in a mining community, following young Megan whose life is upended after her father’s death forces her family into a workhouse. Separated from her family, she struggles to survive but forms an alliance with a boy who steals apples from the market. Together, they attempt to escape poverty and build a better future, highlighting themes of resilience, hardship, and social inequality in Victorian-era England.
9781529400663
Child welfare--Fiction.
Orphans --Fiction.
823.92 REE