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a family christmas
lucy gabbitas has just left school and is excited about joining her sisters at the local umbrella factory . but then her beloved father dies of lung disease leaving lucy and her brothers and sisters broken hearted . with barely enough to make ends meet the family receive no sympathy from their tyrannical mother annie and their first christmas without him holds little comfort and joy . things seem to be looking brighter for lucy when she meets john grey and falls in love . that is until annie becomes seriously ill and dies and lucy is forced to put her family first . but despite their continued hardship and despair lucy resolves to turn their home into a happy one for her brothers and sisters and for the family of her own she dearly hopes for . and she is determined to make christmas a joyous occasion for them all once more .