Watchman's Daughter

Description:

Against the backdrop of the Preston docks, with the looming warehouses and great ships preparing for war, Katherine Shaw faces many an ordeal and crosses many a hurdle before she can find for herself and her little brother Micky security and contentment in a challenging world.

subjects: Social life and customs,  Manners and customs,  Poor women,  Fiction,  Fiction, family life, general,  World war, 1939-1945, fiction,  England, fiction,  World War, 1939-1945,  Social aspects

Places: Preston (Lancashire),  Preston (Lancashire, England),  England