THE TINKER'S GIRL
CLOSE TO HER FIFTEENTH BIRTHDAY, JINNIE HOWLETT, A RELUCTANT INMATE OF A NORTHERN WORKHOUSE, WAS OFFERED A POSITION AS A MAID-OF-ALL-WORK BY THE SHALEMANS AT TOLLET'S RIDGE FARM, A BLEAKLY ISOLATED FARM NEAR THE CUMBRIAN BORDER.
by: CATHERINE COOKSON
