LIZZIE: A Life Lived

LIZZIE will take you from the horrors of the Irish Potato Famine, across the Irish sea to the slums of Liverpool. When Margaret Bradshaw dies in childbirth, three children are thrown into a life of institutions, the ravages of poverty, disease and betrayal. Against all odds, Lizzie Bradshaw fights for survival amidst the gruelling authoritarianism of an orphanage, the horrors of the workhouse, an unimaginable death-toll and a violent marriage.

Despite her difficulties Lizzie emerges a happy, disciplined young woman who seeks refuge in the confines of domestic service and falls in love, but has she escaped her haunting past or will the nightmare return?

Lizzie's struggles, lost loves and stunning beauty will bewitch you as her story unfolds.