Daniele's debut novel follows the childhood of Mary Margaret Joyce, born out of wedlock in late 1930's Ireland. After being separated from her mother and abandoned by her foster family, Mary Margaret is sentenced at age six to live with nuns in their infamous industrial school, where she is renamed Peg. Over the next 10 years, Peg learns the rules of being one of the House Children; from the written, such as chores and prayers, to the unwritten, such as bathe first to prevent illness and avoid the garden worker's son. Peg's story includes dark themes: the shame of being a House Child in a society that degrades them, the dangers of being a young woman in a period when they had no rights, the struggles to find happiness while hiding who you are. Sensitive readers should be aware that Peg's story includes child abuse, murder, attempted suicide, depression, and suggestions of sexual assault and rape. However, those who read Peg's tale are sure to root for her and be drawn in by her determination to secure a better life for herself.