Abandoned Child: An absolutely heartbreaking and unputdownable family saga from the Sunday Times bestselling author, perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries and Diney Costeloe (The Battersea Chronicles)

Abandoned Child: An absolutely heartbreaking and unputdownable family saga from the Sunday Times bestselling author, perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries and Diney Costeloe (The Battersea Chronicles)

<p>Kitty Neale is back! Curl up with this heartrending new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of A BROKEN FAMILY and A FATHER’S REVENGE</p><p>All she wanted was a mother’s love …</p><p>DESPISED<br />Penny’s childhood was spent in the shadows of her mother’s business schemes, feeling alone and unimportant. It fell to Lorna, her mother’s acquaintance, to take care of the lonely little girl, but the rejection always cut deep.</p><p>DETERMINED<br />When Penny turns sixteen and tragedy strikes, Lorna’s cousin Maureen, a feisty ex-stripper from London, strides into her life. Penny determines to make her own way in the world and, with Maureen, throws herself into a thrilling new life on the grimy streets of Soho. She makes new friends, but can’t avoid crossing the paths of some very dangerous men.</p><p>DANGER<br />In this seedy world of dancing girls and gangsters Penny must grow up quickly, she must be brave, and she’s forced to face the truth about some very dark secrets from her past.</p>