In the shadows of 1887 London one woman must fight for her future - and her child's. When Amelia Spencer finds herself unmarried pregnant and cast out by society she flees to the Bryant & May match factory searching for her estranged sister Sadie. But the East End is no refuge - Sadie is trapped in a violent marriage and the factory is as dangerous as the streets outside. Desperate for a fresh start Amelia takes work at Bryant & May and dares to dream of a better life for herself and her son. A chance meeting with the kind-hearted Nicholas Dupree offers hope - but Whitechapel is no place for fragile dreams. When the shadows of Amelia?s past return with a vengeance - and a killer begins stalking the women of Whitechapel - Amelia must fight to protect her child and the life she?s struggled to claim before everything she?s fought for is destroyed.
Annie Aldington was born in South London, studied at the Guildford School of Acting and followed her drama training with a degree in community theatre. She has worked in television, radio, voiceover ... more
