The Songbird

The choice was hers amp;mdash; fame and fortune or true love.

Poppy Mazzini, born in Hull over her father's grocery shop, lives up to the promise of her fiery red hair and Italian ancestry. Her lovely singing voice and good looks lead her to her great ambition amp;mdash; to go on the stage and see her name top of the bill. She becomes a music hall star both in her native town and in the south, after an appearance in the theatre at Brighton amp;mdash; she even performs in Paris, to tremendous acclaim.

But when her first love amp;mdash; an ambitious shoemaker in her home town amp;mdash; becomes engaged to someone else Poppy is devastated. She disappears, believing that she will never return to her life of stardom. But her fame cannot be kept a secret...

A Random House UK audio production.