Winnie Of The Waterfront
Winnie Of The Waterfront
Rosie Harris
Crippled by polio, young Winnie Molloy has little to look forward to in life. He fears for Winnie and persuades Sandy Coulson to wheel her to school each day in a converted pram. To pay the rent on the one squalid room they are now living in she takes Winnie in the pram out begging until she is given a warning by the police.
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Summary
Crippled by polio, young Winnie Molloy has little to look forward to in life. Her father, Trevor, adores her but she is neglected by her feckless mother, Grace.
When war comes Trevor Molloy is called up. He fears for Winnie and persuades Sandy Coulson to wheel her to school each day in a converted pram. Two years older than her, Sandy sticks up for Winnie and promises to be her lifelong friend.
But Grace is drinking very heavily and loses one job after another. To pay the rent on the one squalid room they are now living in she takes Winnie in the pram out begging until she is given a warning by the police. When Trevor is reported 'Missing Presumed Dead' Grace goes on a drinking spree, meets with an accident and dies.
And Winnie is left loveless and alone...
Product Description
Title - Winnie Of The Waterfront
Edition -
Author - Rosie Harris
ISBN 13 - 9780099460398
Imprint - Arrow Books Ltd
Publisher - Cornerstone
Date Published - 14/04/2005
Prize -
No. of pages -
Binding Type - Paperback
Dimensions - 110 x 178 x 24mm
Weight - 2044 g
Languages - English