Ruby McBride

<h2>Where there's a rulebook there's a rebel...</h2><p><b>Ruby McBride</b> has always been on the wrong side of authority. The grand opening of the Manchester Ship Canal is set to be a day of unfettered festivity for Ruby and her younger sister and brother. Even <b>Queen Victoria</b> will be in attendance.</p><p>But the glories of the ceremony fade into insignificance when their dying mother delivers them to the imposing oak doors of Ignatius House. Abandoned in the not-so-tender care of the nuns the siblings are soon separated.</p><p>So when the Board of Guardians force Ruby into a marriage that sends her to a new home upon the Salford waterways she makes only one vow: to reunite her family whatever the cost.</p><p><b>This is an enthralling story of romance and rebellion perfect for fans of Rosie Goodwin and Dilly Court.</b></p><h3>Praise for <i>Ruby McBride</i></h3><p>'<b>An inspiring novel</b> about accepting change and bravely facing the future' <i>Bangor Chronicle</i></p><p>'<b>Compelling</b> and <b>heart-wrenching</b>' <i>Hull Daily Mail</i></p><p>'The kind of <b>character-driven saga</b> that delights the Catherine Cookson and Josephine Cox audience' <i>Peterborough Evening Telegraph</i></p><p>'This book deals with <b>gritty real-life situations</b> and shows how the heroine's strength of character triumphs through adversity' 5* Reader review</p>