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1) Ragged Rose
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
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...
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
In 1929, life for ten-year-old Mattie Price, born and raised in the back streets of Sheffield, is tough. With a petty thief for a father and a mother who turns to the bottle to cope with her husband's brutish ways, it is left to the young girl and her brother, Joe, to feed and care for their three younger siblings. But Mattie has others rooting for her too. The Spencer family, who live at the top of the same street, and Mattie's teachers recognise...
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