The Orphan Of Angel Street

About the Book This is the story of Mercy who was left by her well-to-do mother as a baby on the steps of a city orphanage. Raised in the slums, she rises above her situation to find happiness and love, and her real family, at last. The Orphan of Angel Street is a moving story of fortitude and survival from Annie Murray, author of War Babies . Abandoned at birth, little Mercy Hanley shows a fierce determination few others can match. Her inner fire burns brightly, even in the harsh conditions of turn-of-the-century Birmingham. For behind Mercy's pale and haunting face, there is a mind of steel, as her harsh foster mother, Mrs Gaskin, soon discovers. Beatings, threats and poverty cannot halt Mercy's efforts to improve herself, or to create a new life for Susan, Mrs Gaskin's crippled daughter. Even in the worst times, it is as if someone is watching over Mercy, and willing her to succeed. Through the dark shadow of world war, Mercy continues her fight for survival. She will first earn her freedom and security. Then at long last she can give her love . . . A gripping saga from Annie Murray