An Age of Innocence by Virginia Ward-Turner

Rosie, a young girl with spirit and determination, constantly rebels against her cruel and controlling father.

As she approaches her eighteenth birthday, he begins a new onslaught, visiting her bedroom after a night of heavy drinking and violently beating her.

Rosie needs to escape. With her Godmother’s help, she is allowed to go and stay with her in London.

London, a city full of surprises, where Rosie discovers a freedom she had only ever dreamed about: parties, the theatre, and falling in love. But London also has some dark secrets that will change Rosie’s outlook on life forever.

All Rose ever wanted was to be happy; to love and be loved. But some of the men in her life, both the ones already in it and the ones who come into it, do not always have the same intentions.