The Watercress Girls

A close friendship, flawed ambition, a wrong turn and a dangerous liaison.
Spirited and beautiful Annie Flanagan’s reckless ambition takes her from the Hackney watercress beds to dancing at the Folies-Bergère in Paris.

When she disappears, leaving her illegitimate son behind, her friend Hettie Bundy sets out to find her. Hettie’s search leads her from the East End of London, where opium dens and street gangs rule, to uncover the corruption and depravity in Victorian society. Secrets are revealed that put both girls’ lives in danger. Can Hettie find Annie in time?

What does the future hold for the watercress girls?

Superb writing brings Victorian London to pulsating life in this unmissable story

Perfect for fans of Catherine Cookson and Dilly Court