Two For Three Farthings

<p><b><i>A brilliantly moving story of misfits finding a place to belong, perfect for fans of Maggie Ford, Kitty Neale and Katie Flynn. The ideal novel to escape with for an afternoon...</i></b><br><b><br><u>READERS ARE LOVING <i>TWO FOR THREE FARTHINGS</i></u></b><br><b><br>''I couldn''t put it down!'' - 5 STAR REVIEW</b><br><b><br>''Another brilliant read from Mary Jane Staples'' - 5 STAR REVIEW</b><br><b><br>''Hilarious and heart-warming'' - 5 STAR REVIEW</b><br><b><br>''An ideal book to relax with'' - 5 STAR REVIEW</b><br><b><br>*********************************************************</b><br><br><b>TWO CHILDREN BRING A BREATH OF FRESH AIR TO LONDON...</b><br><b><br>Horace</b> was ten, <b>Ethel</b> seven, when <b>Jim Cooper</b>, <b>home from the trenches</b>, minus an arm and just about managing on his own, found them huddled in a doorway on a wet night in Walworth. Slightly against his better judgement he took them in, fed them cocoa, and put them to sleep in his bed.<br><br>A few days later he found that - somehow - he had become the unofficial guardian of Horace and Ethel. It was him, the orphanage, or separation for the gutsy little pair and Jim felt a sudden affinity for the two cheeky cockney kids. First, he had to find lodgings for them all.<br><br>Miss <b>Rebecca Pilgrim</b> was a woman of strict Victorian principles, eminently respectable, and determined to keep her privacy intact. She had reckoned without her new lodgers - Horace, Ethel and, above all, the irrepressible Jim Cooper.<br><br><b>And thus began the humanizing of Miss Pilgrim, who turned out to be younger, prettier, and far gentler than any of them had suspected...</b></p>