Roxy's Baby - Catherine Macphail

"Roxy wanted to cry. But she couldn't cry. She needed to think..."

Roxy is wild, uncontrollable. She hates life at home - and her goody-two-shoes sister. Her only solace is her equally wild friends. Then there is the night of the party, where she lets that boy kiss her, and more....and Roxy is pregnant. Wilfully, she won't tell her mother or her family, instead she runs away to London.

"Roxy was shaking with fear. She drew in a deep dreath. She would not let her fear take over. She couldn't. She had too much to lose. She had to be strong, to be brave. For once in her life she had to think of someone other than herself."

And in London Roxy is found by Mr and Mrs Dyce. They are understanding, sympathetic, and promise her a way out of her troubles. They take her to a comfortable place, along with other girls in the same position, and look after her and her unborn baby. But Roxy eventually works out the dark truth behind the outwardly compassionate Dyces. There is only one way out - and it's dangerous. But now Roxy has her baby to look after.

A gripping and completely compelling story from prize winning author Catherine MacPhail.

Distributor: Allen & Unwin
Author: Catherine MacPhail
ISBN: 0747570426
RRP: $15.95