Publisher's Synopsis
The Depression has hit Glasgow hard, and in the run-down tenements of Springburn, the Gourlay family are battling to make ends meet. Erchie Gourlay is unemployed, and his three daughters work long hours to keep poverty at bay, until the arrival of a destitute young girl brings them hope of a better life. Meanwhile, in their splendid home in the West End of Glasgow, the privileged lives of novelist Nicholas Cartwright and his family are about to be disturbed, as both families are affected by a tragedy that will haunt them for years to come...
