Sally In The City Of Dreams Av Judi Curtin

1911Crossing the ocean for a new life ... Sisters Bridget and Sally are leaving their home in Kerry to sail to New York to find work. On the long sea journey they meet a young, orphaned girl, Julia, who is travelling to live with her long-absent brother.But in when the girls arrive in America Julia's brother is nowhere to be found! Sally and Bridget persuade their cousin in New York to take Julia in. The girls slowly get used to their strange new life and their jobs - Bridget is a lady's companion, Sally is a childminder, while Julia works in a factory. They work hard, but also have fun exploring their adopted city.But then something terrible happens - a false accusation threatens to destroy their new life in America. How can three young girls alone in the big city sort things out themselves? If they stick together, speak up for themselves and stay brave, might things work out in the city of dreams?