内容简介：
Plucky Lucy Linden supports her widowed mother and little brother, selling firewood and toffee apples on the streets of Liverpool. Her uncanny ability to be in the right place at the wrong time gets her noticed by a young policeman, Rob Jones. At first Rob is amused by her exploits, but when he learns how tough life is for Lucy, he decides to keep a watchful eye on her - much to her annoyance. When Lucy's uncle returns from the war with a tendency to lash out and some alarming connections with the IRA, her attitude to Rob changes dramatically...