Publisher's Synopsis
Young Bridie O'Hara is torn away from her native Ireland by her father when he is forced to flee the wrath of the freedom fighters he has betrayed. Years later, violated by those who should protect her, and deceived by her lover, the dashing gypsy Seamus Finney, Bridie struggles to find her way in Victorian England. That is until Bridie meets Will Hadler, a kind hard-working miner, whose love for her knows no bounds. He rescues Bridie from working the streets of Sheffield and offers her the chance of happiness. But Bridie and her daughter have a struggle on their hands...
