A high octane, high drama romp, following the adventures of Victorian laundry maid Minnie O'Sullivan and her unforgettable band of friends.

After a series of misfortunes, Minnie O'Sullivan is whisked away to Haddington Hall: a nightmarish home for wayward girls. Bad becomes worse when the hall's ruthless founder, Mrs Haddington, takes an instant dislike to brave, determined Minnie, and she's in danger of losing everything… But Minnie has never backed down from a fight in her life, and she's not about to start now! Irresistible characters and a compulsive plot with twists aplenty; Vivian French conjures up the very spirit of Dickensian England in a wonderful new novel for middle-grade readers.

这是一部非常辛酸、非常戏剧性的冒险故事，讲述了维多利亚时代洗衣女工米妮·奥沙利文和她的一群令人难忘的朋友。

在经历了一系列不幸之后，米妮·奥沙利文被送到了哈丁顿庄园：一个为不听话的女孩提供的噩梦般的家。而这个庄园无情的创始人哈丁顿夫人非常讨厌勇敢、坚定的米妮，情况变得更糟了，她有可能失去一切……但米妮一生中从未在斗争中退缩过，她现在也不打算这么做！这些人物和曲折情节都令人难以抗拒。维维安·弗伦奇（Vivian French）为青少年读者创作的这部精彩的新小说中展现了狄更斯式的英国精神。