RJ VERITY

1913 – The North of England is suffering from industrial decline and poverty is everywhere. People are moving to find new jobs and population growth in the cities is at a tipping point.​ Escaping an abusive childhood, 10-year-old Jeremiah Poole has just arrived in a new city and is determined to make a brighter future for himself.

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The story charts the young boy’s rise from poverty to the glitz and glamour of movies during Britain’s cinema golden age. But while success illuminates a path to wealth and privilege, is it really what he’s searching for? In a world where nothing is as it seems, and with another war looming, Jem struggles to find meaning to his life.