Dimensions
161 x 234 x 31mm
The Pennine waterways are the setting for Audrey Howard's spellbinding story of one girl's struggle to make her way in the world.
They are as different as two sisters can be.
Vibrant and headstrong, Ally Pearce loves working on the "Edith", her family's narrowboat, proving she's the equal of any man on the Leeds to Liverpool canal. Betsy, delicate, calculating and sensuously beautiful, wants only to become a "lady" - and will use the most unladylike means to become one.
When Dr Tom Hartley enters the sisters' lives after a tragic accident both are attracted to him - but for very different reasons.
Tom seems blind to Betsy's ruthlessness. Ally is devastated when her sister announces that they are to be married. Then Betsy disappears to pursue a better prospect and Tom and Ally realise it's their chance to put the past behind them and make a fresh start.
