Stirling, 1877. Lillias Gilfillan, a recently orphaned girl of sixteen, falls in love and elopes with a man who sees her as wealthy and naïve: 'a little boat without its oars'. In a sea of rising debt and deception, Lillias must learn quickly, or drown.
Glasgow, 1894. Clementina knows little mercy living in a home for 'wayward girls'. With the 'Jingling Devil' always lurking in the shadows and a child growing inside her, can she outrun him and save her best friend in the process?
Glasgow, 1919. Mabel is one of the first policewomen in Glasgow, on a mission to find a murderer. In doing so, she finds a web of corruption and now the 'Jingling Devil' wants her dead.
'The Unpicking' spans three generations of 'hysterical women' who take on systemic corruption and injustice, despite all odds.
| ISBN: | 9781915789051 |
| Publication date: | 27th October 2023 |
| Author: | Donna Moore |
| Publisher: | Fly on the Wall Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Primary Genre | Historical Fiction |
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