Blurb:
The compelling new saga set in Victorian London by the author of Cinderella Sister.
Phoebe
Giamatti lives with her boisterous Italian family in the heart of
London's East End. Phoebe's father was killed in gang
warfare and she
and her family share a deep hatred for the Paxman brothers - whose
lawless ways strike terror into the whole community.Despite her English
mother's feckless ways, Phoebe is fiercely protective of Annie. Then
just as the family are about
to go to Italy for the winter, Phoebe
discovers Annie is in trouble - and the Paxmans are involved. Phoebe is
determined not to
betray her mother's trust and, giving up her own
chance of happiness, she stays behind to care for her. But when Phoebe
and
Annie are forced to leave London and Annie falls dangerously ill,
Phoebe has little choice but to turn to the man she holds
responsible
for all her family's troubles...