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Young, Glenda, author.

Pearl of Pit Lane / Glenda Young. - London : Headline, 2019. - 325 pages ; 24 cm

"When her mother dies in childbirth, Pearl Edwards is left in the care of her aunt, Annie Grafton. Annie loves Pearl like her own daughter but it isn't easy to keep a roof over their heads and food on the table. Annie knows the best way to supplement their meagre income is to walk the pit lanes at night, looking for men willing to pay for her company. As Pearl grows older she is unable to remain ignorant of Annie's profession, despite her aunt's attempts to shield her. But when Pearl finds herself unexpectedly without work and their landlord raises the rent, it becomes clear they have few choices left and Annie is forced to ask Pearl the unthinkable. Rather than submit to life on the pit lanes, Pearl runs away. She has nothing and nowhere to go, but Pearl is determined to survive on her own terms..."--Publisher description.

ISBN: 1472256654 9781472256652

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB9F0887 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 019530954 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Teenage girls--Fiction.
Orphans--Fiction.
Prostitution--Fiction.
Runaway women--Fiction.
Determination (Personality trait)--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
England--Social life and customs--20th century--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Domestic fiction
Historical fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: 823.92