Product Description

Shocked beyond measure at her wrongful arrest and imprisonment, Phoebe Pardoe finds it hard to adjust to the harsh cruelty of life in the infamous Handsworth Prison. Physically abused and beaten, she struggles to maintain her unconquered spirit, not knowing that her detention was the work of her jealous Aunt Annie.
But Phoebe has a guardian angel in the form of Sir William Dartmouth who eventually engineers her release. Despite being free, Phoebe must continue to fight, struggling to make a living for herself in the face of prejudices and forge her own path in the male dominated business world. And Aunt Annie has not given up her perverse quest for revenge....
In the grand, gritty tradition of Josephine Cox and Catherine Cookson, Meg Hutchinson gives us the dramatic saga of a woman wronged, who rises above adversity to grasp happiness and freedom at last.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #519248 in Books
• Published on: 1996-12-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 344 pages

About the Author
Meg Hutchinson left school at fifteen and didn’t return to education until she was thirty-three, when she entered Teacher Training College and studied for her degree in the evenings. Telling stories and writing compositions have been part of Meg’s life since a child and she now indulges this passion in a little cottage in Shropshire.

Customer Reviews

Abel's Daughter.
Meg Hutchinson does it again with this tale woven around interesting facts and strong, colourful characters. The story begins with Phoebe being wrongfully imprisoned for a crime that she did not commit. Readers are treated to a rare glimpse of life inside a Victorian women's prison until our heroine's sudden release. Phoebe has to fight against the stigma of being an ex convict, all be it an innocent one, to make a life for herself and her friends. Throw in an evil aunt and the result is an excellently written novel which would be enjoyed by anybody, young and old.