Product Description

For Katherine Donovan the slums of Dublin are a lonely place. Her father, a pawnbroker, is the most hated man in the district, and Katherine an outcast. Her only friend is tiny Ceppi Healy, underfed, irrepressible and, the youngest in a neglected family of eight, as much an emotional orphan as eighteen-year-old Katherine. Then, one night, the unthinkable happens. Katherine’s father is murdered, a victim of local revenge for an act of cruelty even she couldn’t have anticipated. Fearing for her life, Katherine flees, taking with her the desperate young Ceppi. Liverpool is her longed-for haven and, with the last of her father’s money, she rents a lodging house in a street decimated by the sinking of the Titanic. But, far from finding a refuge for herself and little girl she promised to protect, she realises she has put them into the path of terrible danger...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #22107 in Books
• Published on: 2006-02-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

Review
Katherine is a lonely outcast in the Dublin slums during the late 1900s for her pawnbroker father is the most hated man in the district. After he is murdered in the unrest surrounding the dockers' strike, she flees to Liverpool with her father's money and her only friend, eight-year-old Ceppi. Using the money she rents a lodging house but discovers that one of her tenants is a murderer who threatens her safety and that of the little girl she promised to protect.

About the Author
Lyn Andrews was born and raised in Liverpool. She is the author of many novels, one of which was shortlisted for Romantic Novelists’ Association Award; her last few novels have all been Sunday Times Top Ten bestsellers.

Customer Reviews

The House on Lonely Street
I bought this book when I was on holiday and it was the first Lyn Andrews book I had read. I couldn't put it down. I read it in less than a day. It was like you were listening to the characters talking because it was written as they would talk and you could hear the accents. The characters were believable and you could imagine the struggle, but from the start you wanted Katherine to succeed, you didn't want Ceppi to behave always, and you wanted to warn Katherine of the danger she was in. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it and now look forward to reading more of Lyn's books.

Well she's done it again!
What an excellent read. If you like Joan Jonker, Anne Baker, Dee Williams, you'll love this book. Our heroine (Katherie) is the daughter of the local moneylender, and therefore is the most despised character in town. When he is murdered, the rough & tough dockers enter her home to see if they can find and destroy any evidence of their loan. Katherine hears them coming so she hides. Once they leave, she comes out from her hiding place and, along with a much younger ragamuffin she has befriended, takes her father's money and runs away, knowing she would have no life if she stayed. They finally rent an old house and turn it into a boarding house. They have some interestig "guests". I won't spoil the tale by telling you too much, but I would recommend you get this book. You won't be able to put it down.

very slow read
i found this book very hard to get involved in as im a crime reader as a rule. i liked the look of this book at first and i must confess i enjoyed the first couple of chapters but afterwards it got very slow and unappealing.
leaving her home town with a child who is not even hers was hard to take in especially leaving the young childs family behind. however, the way she looks after the childs needs is incredible and comendable.
this is the first Lyn Andrews book i have read and i dont think i will be in a hurry to read any more unless the storyline becomes more enticing.