Proud Mary — Iris Gower

Mary Jenkins has every reason to be proud: from humble beginnings she has risen to become overseer in the Canal Street laundry.

But when Bill Gray, her sweetheart is imprisoned for a murder he swears he didn't commit, her world becomes a frightening and complicated place, torn by feuding and violence.

Mary, determined to be her own woman and rebuild her shatter life follows a path that most women would fear to tread.

A fetching tale told with expert craftsmanship.