Standing on London’s Victoria docks with the wind biting through her shawl, Rose Munday realises she’s been abandoned by her sweetheart.

The first in the stunning River Maid series by Sunday Times bestseller, Dilly Court

The second book in the stunning River Maid series from Sunday Times bestseller, Dilly Court

Standing on London's Royal Victoria Dock with the wind biting through her shawl, Rose Munday realises she's been abandoned by her sweetheart. She had risked everything to get to London but, stumbling through the pea soup fog, she has nowhere to go, and no one to turn to.Scared and alone, Rose steps straight into danger, only to be rescued by a woman of the night and her young sidekick, Sparrow. With all hope of her sweetheart's return fading, Rose finds herself forging a new life with her unlikely companions. But a dangerous enemy threatens to ruin them all...

A CLASSIC FAMILY SAGA FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR DILLY COURT East London, 1880 Lily Larkin is the youngest and least important member of her family. When tragedy strikes, she is left at home to look after the house whilst her older siblings go out to work. As she goes about her daily chores, her head is full of dreams, and she longs for the day she might have a life of her own. When a fire threatens to destroy the nearby docks, Lily's act of kindness towards a handsome foreigner has disastrous consequences for the whole family. Losing their home, the family struggle to make ends meet. And just when things might finally be looking up for them, Lily makes a terrible error of judgement. Forced onto the streets, Lily wonders if she'll ever see her family again . . .

The first book in the dramatic new saga from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author

A gripping and heartwarming novel from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller, Dilly Court.