East London 1915. While the man she loves is away fighting Lily Larkin wakes up at dawn to carry crates of apples to the market stall. Left in charge of Greg's warehouse she has blossomed from a street urchin into a shrewd tradeswoman. But the market is a man's world and she attracts some unwanted visitors including Greg's old rival Scully. Luckily Lily recruits her old friends Margie and Fannie as helping hands. But Lily has one trouble she must keep secret: before dying her mother gave birth to a child who was spirited away. Searching every corner of the city to find her long-lost sister Lily soon discovers there is a world of wickedness within London's poorest alleys.

Part of the Workhouse to War series.