Pure as the Lily by Catherine Cookson

Pure as the Lily by Catherine Cookson Life was not easy in the north of England in 1933, and for young Mary Walton it was particularly tough. Her father had been out of work for eight years, and her mother, who had no love for Mary, spent every nickel of the tiny family income on herself and on Mary's younger brother, Jimmy. When Mrs. Walton fell and broke her hip, and Mary was obliged to take over for her mother as housekeeper for the rich widower Mr. Tollett, their lives began to change dramatically. Handsome Mr. Tollett became hideously scarred from a brutal knife attack by Mary's father when he learned his daughter was pregnant, their mother set fire to a cottage where Jimmy's mistress perished, and the devastating air attack in 1944 in which Mary lost her grandparents, her husband and her stepson. Hardback. Used-good condition. All pages intact. Smoke free. 50% of the profits from this sale will be donated to a local Friends of the Library. Fiction Family Saga English British Great Britain United Kingdom BKNK