Silver joey - Peggy Eaton

SILVER JOEY
Lizzie Sargent's idyllic Sussex childhood ends one shocking summer's day in 1930 when she loses both her beloved parents. If this were not enough to break her sixteen-year-old spirit, her wealthy aunt Hannah's decision to take Lizzie's little brother Billy back home with her is just too cruel. All Lizzie has now is a 'silver joey' - a lucky threepenny piece to guide her through difficult times. She vows to return for Billy as soon as she can afford to provide for him...

DAUGHTER OF THE DOWNS
Born in a dirty farm outhouse in Sussex, Lily was lucky to survive her first few hours and had to work for her upkeep as a young child. At the age of seven, however, she glimpses a brighter, richer world when she is taken in by the local landowner and his family. But the comfort of life at Ring House is tarnished by the enmity of the landowner's spoilt daughter, Betty, who is jealous of Lilly's looks and fearful that her beloved Edward may fall for her rivals' charms. When the conflict comes to a head in their teenage years, a distraught Lily decides to go back to the farm of her birth, hopeful that a return to her roots will at last give her the home she longs for.