The Child From the Ash Pits

Cally Manfield is only eight when her mother Ada dies in childbirth, her father George is a coal miner at Calthorpe Colliery and the general strike has just ended. When, Cally really needs her father's attention, he becomes involved with his sister-in-law Annie and he’s forced to marry her. Annie's......more

Call is just a girl when her mother dies whilst she was still carrying her unborn baby. Cally has a strong bond with her father. But her father us a weak man, he couldn't resist the temptation of his sister-in-law. So when he finds out he has put her in the family way, he does the right thing and ma......more

This is a truly amazing historical fiction that had me rooting for Caroline “Cally’ right from the start. Cally’s life begins with such an emotional hardship when her mother and unborn sibling dies, when she witnesses her father’s indiscretions, and when she experiences having a step mother who hate......more

The Child from the Ash Pits by Chrissie Walsh takes us back in time to 1926. Cally Manfield is nine years old when her mother passes away and her life changes forever. The Child from the Ash Pits takes us from 1926 through the end of World War II. Despite her humble beginnings, Cally was determined......more