The Girl in the Ragged Shawl

The Children of the Workhouse, Book 1

Heartbreaking and uplifting, the story of the workhouse orphan, Eliza, will touch your heart…

Eliza was left as a small baby at the workhouse in Whitechapel, wrapped in her mother’s shawl, which is all she has of the mother she never knew. At eleven years-old, she has survived sickness, near starvation and harsh beatings.
Master Simpkins and his cruel daughter rule the workhouse with a rod of iron, but when Romany boy, Joe, arrives at the workhouse, his spirit and courage give Eliza hope that another life is waiting for her outside.
When she is sold into service, Eliza is relieved to be out of the workhouse and hopes her fortunes are changing for the better, but cruelty and unkindness are everywhere and her salvation could become her ruin…

©2018 Cathy Sharp (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers

Another great read by Cathy Sharp!

Thank you Antonia Beamish for another superb performance! Perfect story, awesome, loved the characters. 5 stars.

Emotional story

So sad at what young people went through in the work houses but a brilliant book well worth my time. Loved the narration and was hooked from beginning to end