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8) The streets
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English
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Ten years ago, Jo Martin was released from prison after serving twelve years of a life sentence. She is now out on license - and she isn?t Jo anymore. Given a new identity by the courts, and with a different appearance, a ready-made history and even a change of age, Jo can pretend to be anyone . . . Cookie Mackenzie, is not only Ned Reid?s lover, but she also works for him. She supplies the girls - and boys - for Ned?s clients. There?s always some...
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Pub. Date
2020
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English
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1940. Birmingham is about to see some of the most devastating air raids of the Blitz. Two very different young women, Violet Simms and Grace Templeton, need every ounce of strength they possess to cope with the loss and tragedy surrounding them. But through the storm clouds of war they discover something that helps them through - a friendship that is to last a lifetime.
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East End Ration volume 4
Pub. Date
2020
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English
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In the darkest days of the Blitz, love is more important than ever. It?s February 1942, and as the Americans finally join Britain and her allies, 23-year-old Francesca Fabrino is doing her bit for the war effort in a factory in East London. But her thoughts are constantly occupied by recently married Charlie Brogan, who is fighting in North Africa with the Eighth Army. When Francesca starts a new job for the BBC Overseas department, she meets handsome...
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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The brand-new unforgettable romance saga from the No.1 bestselling author - available to pre-order now!Taking deep breaths of the cold city air, Katherine whispered, ?This isn?t the London I know.? East-End London, 1858. In London's twisting streets, it's hard to tell friend from foe. And for Katherine Martin, arriving back in London after years away, the city is far crueller than she remembers.Her eyes opened to the plight of London's...
12) Queenie
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Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Before the Butlers, came QUEENIE?Whitechapel in the 1930s was not an easy place to be brought up, and when the war came those with nothing were hit the hardest. Queenie watched her family struggle and learned her lessons the hard way. When she was a little girl there was one thing Queenie knew - she was going to get out of this? And then tall, dark and handsome Alfie Butler walks into her life and gives Queenie her ticket out. One rushed wedding later,...
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Series
East End Ration volume 3
Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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In the darkest days of the Blitz, family is more important than ever. With her family struggling amidst the nightly bombing raids in London?s East End, Ida Brogan is doing her very best to keep their spirits up. The Blitz has hit the Brogans hard, and rationing is more challenging than ever, but they are doing all they can to help the war effort. When Ida?s oldest friend Ellen returns to town, sick and in dire need of help, it is to Ida that she turns....
15) Ragged Rose
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English
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1875: Rose and her little sister, Cora, are known in London's East End as The Sunshine Sisters. But they're hiding a secret - one that could see them turned out on the streets without a penny to their name. When their brother is sent to prison for a crime that he didn't commit, it signals the start of the family's woes. Cora finds herself caught up in an illicit relationship with a cad and is thrown out by their strict father. As the family is hit...
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Village secrets volume 3
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English
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Summer, Little Creek, 1879. For most of her life, Judy Begg has been a loyal servant at Creek Manor and to Jack Fox, its future lord. But just as their childhood friendship blossoms into a secret engagement he abandons her to join his brother overseas. And with Creek Manor up for sale, Judy and her family lose everything. Devastated, Judy is nonetheless determined to make the best of her life. Resolving to forget about Jack, she battles to keep her...
18) The swan maid
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English
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Cheapside, London, 1854. Serving tables and emptying chamberpots is hard and thankless work, and Lottie Lane slaves from the moment she rises in the morning until she falls dead into her bed. That is until a handsome soldier walks into the parlour and sees that this shabby maid could be a beautiful swan.
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Series
East End Ration volume 5
Pub. Date
2021
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English
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Cathy was a happy, blushing bride when Britain went to war with Germany three years ago. But her youthful dreams were crushed by her violent husband, and even when he's conscripted she knows it's only a brief respite - divorce is not an option. Cathy, a true Brogan daughter, stays strong for her beloved little son Peter. When her husband is declared missing in action, Cathy can finally allow herself to hope - in just 6 months she will legally be a...
20) A mother forever
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Bolinda/Macmillan audio
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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1905: Ruby Caselton may only be 25 years old but she already has the weight of the world on her shoulders. Heavily pregnant with her second child, penniless and exhausted, she is moving her family into a new home. The Caseltons left their last place when they couldn't pay the rent, but Ruby's husband Eddie has promised this will be a fresh start for them all. And Ruby desperately hopes that this time he will keep his word. With five-year-old George...