Cover of Miss Purdy's Class

Miss Purdy's Class

In the New Year of 1936, Gwen Purdy leaves her home to become a schoolteacher in a poor area of Birmingham. She soon begins to understand the appalling hardships endured by the children and falls for local Daniel. But she has to face the fact that Daniel has secrets in his life that she would rather not face up to.

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