PEGGIE

'Lynda Page creates strong characters and is a clever and careful storyteller...A great writer who gives an authentic voice to Leicester...A formidable talent.' LE1

Septimus Cartwright has always dreamed of running a bus service for the villagers of Leicestershire. And when his young daughter Peggie receives an unexpected windfall it looks like his dream will come true. But rival Cyrus Crabbe is a dangerous man determined to stop Cartwright from succeeding. And when Septimus is driven from his family by Crabbe's evil tongue Peggie knows it is up to her to keep the business afloat and spirits raised.