Publisher's Synopsis
"An outstanding storyteller" WOMEN'S WEEKLY On the death of their parents, Thomas Kiernan becomes guardian to his sisters Maddy and Carmel, but he flees to Liverpool, leaving them in Ireland. They follow him but are soon destitute, until they are rescued by the eccentric Mrs Egan, who makes Maddy the beneficiary of her will. However, there is a condition - that Maddy must remain unmarried until Mrs Egan dies - and Maddy has fallen in love with a seaman. How can she choose between her fiance and her promise to the old lady on whose good will her family depends?
