The Isle of Dogs at the turn of the century is a close-knit community, and in Trinidad Street loves and lives tangle and interweave... When Tom Johnson is sacked and set upon, his daughter Ellen has to leave school and her dreams of an office job, bu...
Working as a waitress in a drinking club during the Great War, talented musician Poppy first hears ragtime, and there too she falls in love - tragically and irrevocably - with American Scott Warrender. Alone with her talent, Poppy launches the first ...
About the Author Patricia Burns was born in Essex and trained to be a teacher. When not busy writing, Patricia enjoys travelling and socialising, walking in the countryside round the village where she now lives, and belly dancing....
A magical love story--and a richly detailed evocation of a great city. 1909, and life is hard for young Poppy Powers. Her dad has disappeared--gone to a season in the North somewhere and failed to return--leaving her mum to earn their keep and...