Maggie A Gripping Saga Set in London of the Swinging 60's

1960s. Maggie Wheaton's life is almost perfect. Confident, bright and popular, she lives with her loving, wealthy parents in a close-knit Cambridgeshire village. But, just days after her sixteenth birthday, her world falls apart: an accident kills both her parents, and then she suffers the ultimate betrayal when she learns a life-changing family secret. Maggie has no choice but to go and live with her appointed guardian, Ruby Riordan, in the seaside town of Southend, where she sets out on a deliberate path of self-destruction. Will Ruby be able to save her from herself, or is it all too little too late? A “powerful” novel about an orphaned sixteen-year-old aspiring singer in 1960s England, from the author of Ruby and Gracie ( Booklist ). 1962. Confident, bright, and popular, Maggie Wheaton lives with her loving, wealthy parents in a close-knit Cambridgeshire village. But, just days after her sixteenth birthday, her world is destroyed: An accident kills both her parents, and then she suffers the ultimate betrayal when she learns a life-changing family secret. Maggie has no choice but to go and live with her appointed guardian, her mom’s dear friend Ruby Riordan, in the seaside town of Southend, where she sets out on a deliberate path of self-destruction. Will Ruby be able to save Maggie from herself, or is it all too little too late? “Maxwell offers powerful testimony to strength, resilience, and what family and love should truly mean.” — Booklist Maggie Wheaton's perfect world falls apart just days after her 16th birthday when her parents are killed in an accident. Forced to go and live in Southend with her new guardian, Ruby Riordan, she sets out on a deliberate path of self-destruction. Will Ruby be able to save her from herself, or is it all too little too late? When her parents are killed in an accident, Maggie Wheaton goes to live in Southend with her new guardian, Ruby Riordan, and sets out on a path of self-destruction.