Little Rose Clark was the apple of her mother's eye. She lived a happy life in Lancashire along with her two older brothers, Frank and Stephen right up until her much-loved mother died in childbirth.
Five-year-old Rose and the family were devastated. And when Rose's father had to make the heart-breaking decision to send her off on an 'adventure' to the Blackthorn Orphanage - because that was the only option available in the 1960s - the tragic little girl's life changed forever.
Her days become filled by rules and regulations she had to obey in order to survive. She kept her head down and her mouth shut.
But when she witnesses a savage attack on the boys' section of the orphanage, she is torn in two. Does she keep quiet or tell the truth? And what would the consequences be of both?
Thankfully, Rose befriends Ruby and her loving family welcome her with open arms. But Rose, too, has a secret past. A past which leads all the way to Paris.
And as everyone knows, the past has an awful habit of creeping up on people and catching them unawares.
Will Rose ever overcome the scars she's carried since her childhood?
Will she ever find her happy ending?
Will those ghosts which taunt her ever be put to rest?
Find out in this gripping page-turner of a thriller which shows the underbelly of society in all its glory as well as the sheer grit of the human spirit. If you love tough, practical, steely fictional heroines, you will fall in love with Rose as soon as you discover her.
