by Bernice Barry 

Born into poverty in 1700s London, illiterate, 18-year-old Sarah Evans has been raised to believe she has no rights. She struggles daily to find food and shelter, drawing strength and comfort from friendship. When she is falsely accused and found guilty of theft, Sarah is sentenced to transportation, but instead, she is secretly transferred to Coldbath Fields, one of London’s most notorious prisons where she becomes entangled in a web of sexual exploitation, cruelty, and corruption under a powerful, male-dominated rule. When Sarah is presented with an opportunity to regain her freedom, she seizes it. But even beyond the prison walls, she discovers she cannot escape control. Despite the brutal challenges that life throws at her, she learns her own value and fights for her rights.