Hettie of Hope Street

A breathtaking tale set in 1920s Liverpool and London of one girl's determination to trace her roots, find true love and succeed in a world where obstacles lurk around every corner. Hettie is an orphan, taken in by Ellie Pride and her husband to their Preston home and treated as one of the family. But she has never felt she truly belonged. Hettie has a special gift - a beautiful singing voice - and on the cusp of womanhood, she makes a choice that will alter the course of her life. Amid the bright lights of Liverpool, she will follow her dreams. But once there, the only way to survive is working in the kitchens of a restaurant. Until, by chance, she is heard singing by the owner...Whisked to London, Hettie is thrown into a theatrical and colourful world but one with a dark side, its young inhabitants haunted by the horror of the First World War, and stalked by the fear of the Depression to come. Then tragedy strikes, and Hettie must decide between her heart and her head, her duty and her desire...

O poveste uluitoare, situata in Liverpool si Londra anilor 1920, despre hotararea unei fete de a-si urmari radacinile, de a-si gasi dragostea adevarata si de a reusi intr-o lume in care obstacole se ascund dupa fiecare colt. Hettie este orfana, dusa de Ellie Pride si sotul ei la casa lor din Preston si tratata ca una din familie.