Return to Jarrow

ISBN-10: 0750522445
ISBN-13: 9780750522441
Category: England, North East
Pages: 560
Language: English
Published: 2004-01
Author: Janet MacLeod Trotter

Description

Rebellious Catherine (Kitty) McMullen, resentful of her new step-father and yearning to escape impoverished Jarrow, determines to educate herself.Soon streetwise Kitty is a ghost of the past and the well-spoken, well-read Catherine leaves the north-east to follow her dreams.But she encounters hardship and heartbreak on the road to self-discovery.

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