A Mother’s Promise

Name: A Mother’s Promise
Rating: 4.58 (4778 reviews)

by Dilly Court

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4.6(4,778)

Hetty Huggins promises her dying mother that she will keep her younger siblings together. With little money and no reliable adult protection, she sells matchboxes and hot potatoes on London’s streets while trying to provide food and shelter for the children.

A predatory tallyman and the pressures of poverty threaten to break the household apart. Hetty’s attempt to turn street trading into a dependable livelihood becomes a test of whether determination and unexpected allies can protect her family from exploitation.