<p><b>Can two young, coal-miner''s daughters survive on their own?</b><br><br>When their mother tragically dies, Mary-Anne and Eliza are left under the care of their drunken step-father. Unable to rely on him, they are determined to stick together. But things are complicated when Mary-Anne, the eldest, falls pregnant with the child of a married mine-owner. Scared and unsure what to do, the sisters try to hide Mary-Anne''s pregnancy. But such things cannot stay secret for long...<br><br><b>*Don''t miss the next book in the series, <i>The Child Left Behind</i>, available to pre-order*</b></p>