Meg Kirkland fears her impudent tongue has caused her fathers dismissal from his job & forced her whole family from their home on Middleditch Farm. Worse still, her father abandons them outside the workhouse, leaving Meg to care for her devastated mother, Sarah, & little brother as tragedy continues to haunt the family. Isaac Pendleton, Master of the workhouse, rules the lives of all those within its walls but when Sarah becomes his latest mistress, Meg is disgusted. Her loyal friend, Jake, born & bred in the workhouse, has a maturity & understanding beyond his years. Yet it is Megs fiery independence that encourages Jake to leave the workhouse & seek employment on Middleditch Farm. His future is assured, but who will take care of Meg? The pretty, vivacious girl, once so innocent, becomes a calculating & manipulative young woman who will stop at nothing to get her own way even if it means betraying those she has loved. WITHOUT SIN is Margaret Dickinsons spirited historical saga of a passionate young woman who learns to fight for her own survival in a cruel world.