Author(s): Jan Guillou

Historical Fiction

Terrified. Abused What do you trust when the world is against you? Hope is in short supply for Kelsey Brand. Abandoned by her mother and placed in care, 14-year-old Kelsey is just another forgotten child of the state. Kelsey attempts to take her own life, leaving her horrifically scarred and mute. Days later the body of Kelsey's mother Grace, a known prostitute is found murdered and Kelsey becomes a suspect. Lilly Valentine a tough-talking Yorkshire lawyer is determined to prove Kelsey's innocence but she must put her own life at risk to save a silent, terrified child.