![]() ![]() In Gavin McCrea's stunning debut novel, we follow Lizzie as the promise of an easy existence in the capital slips from her view and as she gains, in its place, a profound understanding of herself and of the world. Perhaps now she can put the difficulties of the past behind her, and be happy. ![]() Sitting in the first-class carriage beside her lover, the wealthy mill owner Frederick Engels, the vision of a life of peace and comfort takes shape before her eyes: finally, at nearly 50, she is to be the lady of a house and the wife to a man. Onboard is Lizzie Burns, a poor worker from the Irish slums who is embarking on the journey that will change her forever. ![]() In September 1870 a train leaves Manchester bound for London.
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