The Tannery by Sherrie hewson

This book was a very moving book about a young girl whos mother became a alcoholic after her father went to war .The characters mum became a alcoholic as she couldn't cope not hearing from her husband. This caused the mother to be abusive to her daughter and to become a prostitute. The daughter found love with a young boy her age who had been abused by his father.In the end the main character's life becomes easier as her mum comes out of her life and she marries her love interest and has a lovely baby girl that she dotes on and her father stays with them also.