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In the New Time of 1936, Gwen Purdy, aged 21, leaves her home to become a schoolteacher in an unhealthy part of Birmingham. Her parents are horrified, but she's the support of her fiance, a recently ordained clergyman. Her early on weeks in Birmingham are an eye-opener: at the institution she encounters a class of '52 children, some of whose homes are among Birmingham's very poorest. Among the teachers, the elderly Miss Drysdale, demonstrates an inspiration, and Gwen commences to comprehend the appalling hardships endured by the children as she is drawn into their lives. Little Lucy Fernandez is a 'cripple' and an epileptic. Through her, Gwen satisfies Daniel Fernandez, the elder sibling in a fatherless home. The family has origins in a Wales' small Spanish community, and Daniel is a man as brutal and passionate in his emotions just as his social concerns. Gwen falls in love, and is quickly involved in his battle to win protection under the law for the working classes. As the Brigades are mobilized to combat the Spanish Civil Conflict, Gwen must face the fact that Daniel has secrets in his history which she would rather not confront...
