Publisher's Synopsis
Rose Bradshaw is brought up a stone's throw from Blackpool's bustling promenade. She's quick-witted and ferociously loyal, but the boys aren't interested. Her father is one of the town's best-known bookies and, the trouble is, few take kindly to his daughter working on the track. The rapacious Widow Miller, a former neighbour, will take Rose in hand, but she has her own devious reasons for wanting to manipulate the Bradshaws' lives. Guided by the Widow Miller, a new, glamorous Rose moves up the social scale. Unfortunately, Rose can't forget the ambitious lad across the street. Then comes World War II, and she is called upon to risk everything for the man she has always loved.
