A young woman is forced to leave the quiet country life she has always known, to face the smoggy air and harsh realities of life in Victorian Manchester. Still mourning the loss of her beloved father, Ellen has no choice but to go and live with her aunt in the notorious slum area of Ancoats....
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A young woman is forced to leave the quiet country life she has always known, to face the smoggy air and harsh realities of life in Victorian Manchester. Still mourning the loss of her beloved father, Ellen has no choice but to go and live with her aunt in the notorious slum area of Ancoats. There she takes a job in Jessop’s Cotton Mill, where she meets the mill owner’s son, Matthew; a meeting that has unexpected consequences for them both…
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