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Winnie of the Waterfront

AuthorRosie Harris

NarratorNerys Hughes

Duration8h 38m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Romance, Family Sagas

PublisherBBC Audiobooks

VersionUnabridged

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Crippled by polio, Winnie has little to look forward to. She's sent to an orphanage after her father is reported 'missing presumed dead', and her mother dies while on a drinking spree. Will her life improve at last or will she always be alone?

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