'A wonderful book, full of passion, pain, sweetness, twists and turns' Sheila Newberry. A perfect tearjearker for fans of Maggie Hope and Dilly Court.

Kath walked for so long that she wanted to lie down in the snow and sleep but she thought of her sister and knew she must go on. She could feel her shoes disintegrating and her feet were numb. The sky cleared and a great big moon came out and there were so many stars. She remembered what her mother had said before she died, that each star was one of her people. She musn't give up now.

When their mother dies and their father, in his grief, burns down their wagon and runs away, Kath and Ella - gypsy sisters - suddenly become orphans. With no one to turn to for help, they face hardship and hunger at every turn. Will their special sisters' bond be strong enough to see them to safety?

A heart-wrenching family saga for fans of Dilly Court and Val Wood.

Praise for Elizabeth Gill

'Gill transports us back to an age of poverty and hardship leavened by the warmth, humanity and loyalty of a tight-knit community and the family ties and friendships that bind them together' Lancashire Evening Post

'Original and evocative - a born storyteller' Trisha Ashley

Elizabeth Gill writes with a masterful grasp of conflicts and passions hidden among men and women of the wild North Country