. . "Romance" . "In the 1920s in the slums of Glasgow, Rory is growing up with a passionate desire to better herself. When she is rejected by her intellectual lover, it appears she will be trapped in squalor forever. Nevertheless she determines to rebuild her life until it is better and stronger than ever before."@en . . . "Rag woman, rich woman" . . "Historical fiction" . . . . "Rag woman, rich woman"@en . . . . . . "Brought up in the slums of Glasgow in the 1920s, Rory dreams of marrying out of her background and of becoming a lady. But as the daughter of foul-mouthed Annie, the rag woman, Rory's opportunities for advancement are few. She believes, however, she has found the answer to her prayers when handsome intellectual, Matthew Drummond, singles her out at the railway dance." . "Set in the slums of Glasgow in the 1920s. Rory dreams of marrying into middle-class gentility."@en . . . . . . . . . . "Fiction"@en . "Large print edition." . . . .