Can two young, coal-miner's daughters survive on their own?When their mother tragically dies, Mary-Anne and Eliza are left under the care of their drunken step-father.Unable to rely on him, they are determined to stick together.But things are complicated when Mary-Anne, the eldest, falls pregnant with the child of a married mine-owner.Scared and unsure what to do, the sisters try to hide Mary-Anne's pregnancy.But such things cannot stay secret for long... *Don't miss the next book in the series, The Child Left Behind, available to pre-order*