Catherine Cookson's The Glass Virgin

At the age of ten Annabella goes beyond the forbidden black door and sees her father cavorting with his mistress.

Raised by a dissolute father and distant mother, Annabella finds herself cast out at age 17, with a loyal childhood friend as her sole protector.

Raised by a dissolute father and distant mother, Annabella finds herself cast out at age 17, with a loyal childhood friend as her sole protector.