All for Sixpence

It's 1937. Sarah's fianc#65533; dies unexpectedly, shattering her dreams of a happy family. Marrying him would have enabled her to escape her abusive step-father but instead, she finds herself in the impossible situation of having a baby out of wedlock with nobody to support her.When her baby is torn from her arms at the Mother and Baby Unit in London, she goes into meltdown, and a harsh psychiatrist decides the best thing for her is to be incarcerated in an infamous asylum in Surrey....
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It's 1937. Sarah's fianc#65533; dies unexpectedly, shattering her dreams of a happy family. Marrying him would have enabled her to escape her abusive step-father but instead, she finds herself in the impossible situation of having a baby out of wedlock with nobody to support her.When her baby is torn from her arms at the Mother and Baby Unit in London, she goes into meltdown, and a harsh psychiatrist decides the best thing for her is to be incarcerated in an infamous asylum in Surrey. How much more can Sarah take at age eighteen?As she regains her resiliency, her courageous spirit and determination to escape from The Asylum and get her child back help her overcome the horrendous obstacles life throws at her. Britain is on the brink of war and Sarah must act quickly. Her survival instinct kicks in and she flees to Dover where she is just one heart-stopping moment from freedom when the police appear on the scene. Can she ever reach her goal of a new life in Paris or will she be locked up again? Or will the outbreak of World War II put an end to her dreams? All for Sixpence is Debbie Richardson's first historical fiction novel. It is the first part of the trilogy, Sarah's Saga. This book was entered in pentopublish 2017.