Publisher's Synopsis
Gifted with a beautiful soprano voice, young Clemency Skinner is forced to work as a pickpocket in order to support her crippled brother, Jack. Their feckless mother, Edith, has fallen into the clutches of unscrupulous pimp Todd Hardiman, whose evil presence threatens their daily existence. Befriended by Ned Hawkes and his kindly mother Nell, Clemency finds work with a troupe of buskers run by larger-than-life Augustus Throop, and is spotted by the manager of the Strand Theatre. Clemency looks set for operatic stardom, but a chance meeting with the mysterious Jared Stone brings danger and intrigue.
