Derby,1901. Lily Armitage watches as her grandmother is laid to rest on the same day as Queen Victoria. No other member of Lily's family is present.Lily and her brother, James live with their parents, Bert and Ethel on Peel Street. Lily is desperate to escape the confines of home and her ambition is to marry Alex Poynton, the local schoolmaster. When Alex is sent to prison the young Lily has to grow up quickly.She takes a job at Royal Crown Derby where she meets the indomitable Lizzy Hardcastle. Lily begins to walk out with ...
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Derby,1901. Lily Armitage watches as her grandmother is laid to rest on the same day as Queen Victoria. No other member of Lily's family is present.Lily and her brother, James live with their parents, Bert and Ethel on Peel Street. Lily is desperate to escape the confines of home and her ambition is to marry Alex Poynton, the local schoolmaster. When Alex is sent to prison the young Lily has to grow up quickly.She takes a job at Royal Crown Derby where she meets the indomitable Lizzy Hardcastle. Lily begins to walk out with Henry Ingram, one of the managers. However, Henry's dark past is inextricably linked with Lily's family. As the First World War looms further revelations about her parents cast a shadow over Lily's life.As sirens sound and bombs fall Lily struggles to keep her family together and her dreams alive.
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