Abandoned penniless and orphaned as young children Bertram and Alice saved each other from a terrible fate. For seven long years they have been kept apart Bertram BJ to his friends learning how to survive and then thrive in the penal colonies of Australia and Alice growing her prosperous chain of bakeries in the Black Country town of Wednesbury. Now BJ's sentence is nearly up and he has a choice to make. Queen Victoria's England has changed since he's been away and so has Alice. Should he leave behind the life he's built and face the terrifying months-long voyage back home? The memory of the boy who saved her from starvation by teaching her how to pick pockets has sustained Alice for all these years and now he may be coming back to her. Can Alice and BJ finally get their happy ending or does fate have other plans for the pick-pocket orphans?
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
