The Low Road

‘A heart-rending story’ Jane Harris SHORTLISTED: New Angle Prize Norfolk, 1813. In the quiet Waveney Valley, the body of a woman – Mary Tyrell – is staked through the heart after her death by suicide. She had been under arrest for the suspected murder of her newborn child. Mary leaves behind a young daughter, Hannah, who is sent away to the Refuge for the Destitute in London, where she will be trained for a life of domestic service. At the refuge, Hannah meets Annie Simpkins, a fellow resid...