Then Pearl's mother brings a 'client' to the house who has a penchant for little girls. Terrified and hurt, Pearl runs away from home and is found, feverish and near death, by Romany gypsies. But this is far from the end of her struggles.
Born into the worst of families in Sunderland's filthy, crime-ridden East End, Pearl Croft's childhood is miserable.
Born to Trouble
Presented at the Broward County Library (Florida) on September 11, 1984, to coincide with Banned Books Week and to mark the centennial of the "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," the address...
But this is far from the end of Pearl's struggles. Years pass, and as Pearl reaches womanhood she begins to wonder if she is simply born to trouble or will she find happiness one day?
Ranger Jim Trammel is up against Arizona's most lawless lowlifes.
A novel set on an English farm reflects the laughter and sorrows of a young family and also records the adventures of their winning tom-cat.
Mine owner Roy Jones stared around him at the ring of cold-eyed killers.