In two rundown abandoned houses at the side of a barren Black Country heath live six children with no family but each other. Abandoned or orphaned every day is a fight to find food and keep warm. But they are determined to stay free of the clutches of the workhouse and the horrors that would face them if they were ever torn apart.Dora Parsons lives with her mother Mary and her evil grandmother Edith. Edith's house may be comfortable and warm and food is plentiful but every day Dora suffers at the hands of her spiteful gran. Desperate to protect her child Mary longs to run away but she has no money to keep them alive and nowhere else to call home.When fate intervenes and Mary and Dora meet the children events are set in train that will change all their lives forever. But will the friends find peace and comfort at last or does the chill of the winter signal the most desperate ending of all. . .
Annie Aldington was born in South London, studied at the Guildford School of Acting and followed her drama training with a degree in community theatre. She has worked in television, radio, voiceover ... more
