Volume 1 follows Mary Ann, a young girl living in poverty in a dockland tenement on Tyneside, from the ages of eight to thirteen. She is determined to bring about a better way of life for her family and, to the amazement of the gentle parish priest, Father Owen, and the rage and consternation of her arch-enemy, Sarah Flanagan, Mary Ann's tenacity eventually pays off.
| ISBN: | 9780552148009 |
| Publication date: | 1st September 2000 |
| Author: | Catherine Cookson |
| Publisher: | Corgi Books an imprint of Transworld |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 939 pages |
| Genres: |
Sagas |