Snow Bride

Name: Snow Bride
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by Dilly Court Book 5 in the The Rockwood Chronicles series.

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After disappointment in love, Nancy Sunday encounters a group of homeless children on the streets of London. Unable to ignore their hunger and vulnerability, she gives them shelter and begins creating a household for children whom respectable society has abandoned.

When one of the children is accused of a serious crime, neighbours turn against Nancy and her growing family. As winter tightens its hold and resources run short, she must defend the accused child, keep the others fed and resist those who would destroy the refuge she has built.

Nancy's household challenges Victorian assumptions about who deserves assistance. Street children are easily treated as criminals or nuisances, while private charity can depend on the goodwill of neighbours who withdraw support when scandal appears. Defending the accused child forces Nancy to turn compassion into a more durable commitment, creating a family structure in which protection is based on choice rather than blood.