内容简介：
The people of Lancashire called him Billy London, although that wasn't his real name. But he came from London's East End and settled in the north, a mean, dark, secretive man who was interested only in lining his pockets at the expense of those around him -- most especially his wife and daughters. Ellen, his wife, bore with him for years, until she found her children threatened. Then she prepared to fight like a tigress to protect the four girls, give them a chance of a new and better life, a chance to escape from the evil and oppressive legacy of Billy London. As the sirens of 1939 herald the advent of war, so Billy London's girls begin their own battle for new, triumphunt, and fulfilling lives.