Emily — Irene Carr

"A compelling and gritty tale of a young girl growing up in the harsh environment of Victorian Wearside." - BOOKLIST Victorian and Edwardian Wearside: A lost child is found on the quay; she says her name is Emily. But who is she? Ada and Bert Jackson adopt the little girl to fill a gap left by the tragic loss of their own child. Emily grows up in the big house of Nathaniel Franklin as the daughter of a gatekeeper. But then the evil Bradley Carver and Digby Gamblin conspire to turn her and her parents out of the gatekeeper's lodge. Gamblin finds Emily menial work with cruel employers and is bent on her seduction. Bradley Carver is going to inherit the Franklin fortune and comes to lust after Emily. She is desired by many, but her only dream is to run a fleet of ships...