The Winter Orphan (The Children of the Workhouse, Book 3)A heartbreaking story of one childs courage, from the bestselling author of The Orphans of Halfpenny Street. Ella has never known love. Left as a baby outside the workhouse, Ella has only ever been treated with unkindness; especially from the hateful guardians of the workhouse, who hold the fate of the inmates in their cruel hands. When she is sold as a scullery maid to a new home, Ella hopes for a better life. But her hopes are dashed as she