<p><b>A heart-warming and moving tale of courage and friendship set in Victorian Liverpool, for fans of Call the Midwife, Daisy Styles and Nadine Dorries. </b><br><b><br>''Deftly written and moving'' </b><i>Woman''s Own</i><br><b><i>__________</i></b><br><b><br>Liverpool, 1870</b><br><br><b>One act of kindness will change a young woman''s life forever . . .<br></b><br>On the dirty backstreets of Liverpool, housemaid Maud Linklater witnesses an appalling accident. Rushing young chimney-sweep Alfie to hospital, she helps nurse the boy on the overcrowded ward - and finds herself with a new job. <br><br>Maud cannot believe her luck at joining trainees Alice and Eddy at the new Nurses'' Training School and they form the closest of bonds. <br><br>Then one day Alfie is abducted. Maud and the girls know the alleyways and slums of Liverpool are no place for a lost little boy. <br><br>Can these determined women find Alfie before it''s too late?<br><br><b>''A heartwarming and tear-inducing tale w