Queenie of Norwich

<p><strong>You're Nellie Westrop and don't you forget it.</strong></p><p><strong>We'll see each other again one day but until we do take good care of yourself.</strong></p><p><strong>Live a good life.</strong></p><p><strong>Now go my love.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>From the author of <em>Silver Darlings</em> comes LK Wilde's captivating portrayal of the life of Queenie Read.</strong></p><p>Heart warming and breaking in equal measure <strong><em>Queenie of Norwich </em>is perfect for fans of <em>The Foundling Where the Crawdads Sing </em>and <em>The Smallest Man.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>People say you get one life but I've lived three. </strong></p><p><br></p><p>I was born Ellen Hardy in 1900 dragged up in Queen Caroline's Yard Norwich.</p><p>There was nothing royal about our yard and Mum was no queen.</p><p><br></p><p>At six years old Mum sold me. I became Nellie Westrop roaming the country in a showman's wagon learning the art of the fair.</p><p><br></p><p>And I've been the infamous Queenie of Norwich moving up in the world by any means legal or not.</p><p><br></p><p>I've been heart broken abandoned bought and sold but I've never ever given up.</p><p><br></p><p>After all it's not where you start that's important but where you end up.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Based on a true story <em>Queenie of Norwich </em>is the compelling tale of one remarkable girl's journey to womanhood.</strong></p><p>Spanning the first half of the 20th century Queenie's story is one of heartbreak and triumph love and loss and the power of family.</p><p>It is a story of redemption and how with grit and determination anything is possible.  </p>