Publisher's Synopsis
In Hanky Park, amongst the backstreets of 1930s Salford, Suzannah Clark has brought up her siblings, Girton and Helen, ever since their mother deserted them. Suzannah's father, Jacob, is a tailor: as his eyesight begins to fail, she learns his trade to support the household. Searching for her lost mother, she soon finds herself hiding an explosive secret. Matters are complicated when Edward Lyle, son of a wealthy businessman, falls in love with her. Edward's father is appalled and determined to end the relationship... Enter the rapacious Rina Taylor, who schemes her way into the Clark business. Deceit and tragedy follow as scandal engulfs them all. Against impossible odds, Suzannah fights to save her family - and to be with the man she loves.