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The Fifteen Streets
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John O’Brien works among the docks and overcrowded streets of Tyneside, carrying the expectations of a family whose poverty leaves little room for private ambition. His meeting with Mary Llewellyn, a teacher from a more secure background, offers the possibility of love but exposes the distance between their communities.
Family loyalty, religious prejudice and scandal place increasing pressure on the relationship. The novel contrasts the physical solidarity of the Fifteen Streets with the restrictions it imposes, asking whether John and Mary can cross a class boundary that both families are prepared to defend.
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