The Watercress Girls: Large Print Edition

A story of friendship, loyalty, steadfastness and forgiveness from a talented storyteller.\nWild, beautiful and recklessly ambitious Annie knows the secrets men whisper in her ears when the pay for her favours. When she disappears who will care? Who will look for her?
Two girls, thrown together by circumstance, sell cress on the streets of Victorian London. When they grow up they take very different paths. When Annie disappears, leaving her son behind, Hettie sets out to find her. Her search takes her to London’s darkest and most dangerous places to uncover the corruption and depravity in Victorian society. Secrets are revealed and both their lives put in danger.
Can Hettie find her friend before it’s too late and will Hettie and Annie find true love along the way?
Set in the East End of Victorian London, where opium dens and street gangs rule, this powerfully written novel will keep you gripped to the last page.\nPerfect for fans of Catherine Cookson and Dilly Court