The Girls from Greenway (eBook)

A nostalgia saga perfect for fans of Daisy Styles and Rosie Clark

Elizabeth Woodcraft (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
432 Seiten
Bonnier Publishing Fiction (Verlag)
978-1-78576-784-5 (ISBN)

Infos

A dramatic and nostalgic saga of two sisters coming of age in 1960s Essex. Angie Smith lives in Greenway, Chelmsford, with her elder sister Doreen, their struggling mother and their drunk, violent father. Bored of her job, and of her dull, ordinary boyfriend, Angie dreams of bigger and better things.But then she meets boutique owner Gene Battini. He is older, handsome, charming - and married. She is completely swept off her feet. But little does she know that Doreen is falling for Gene, too, and that their affair will have disastrous consequences.As things at home go from bad to worse, Angie and Doreen must struggle to fight for what they want.Can the girls from Greenway ever achieve their dreams?'[A] beautifully written saga which brims with the spirit of youth and is rich in period detail.' Lancashire Evening PostPraise for Elizabeth Woodcraft'A book to read in great gulps' Sheila Newberry'Beautifully written . . . she has a real talent' Mary Gibson

Autor

lt;b>Elizabeth Woodcraft grew up on a working class housing estate in Essex. She was a mod and worked in the local milk bar. After attending Birmingham University she taught English in Leicestershire and the Loire Valley. Then she worked for the National Women's Aid Federation in London and subsequently read for the Bar. During her time at the Bar, she represented Greenham Common Peace Protesters, Anti-Apartheid demonstrators, striking miners and Clause 28 activists. Now she is a full time writer.

Her most recent books are set in the 1960s - mods and rockers, the music of Motown, milk bars and ban-the-bomb marches. With memories of the war and the effects of rationing still being felt, young people are just starting to taste the freedom a little money can bring.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.8.2019
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Historische Romane
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Märchen / Sagen
• Schlagworte: Annie Groves Dilly Court Emma Hornby Fiona Valpy Mulberry Lane Babies Nadine Dorries • Mulberry Lane Babies • Pam Howes Rosie Clarke Rosie Goodwin Shadows in Heaven Sheila Newberry sisters • saturday girls Nadinie Dorries Daisy Styles gift from Woolworths Mary Gibson Elaine Everest • The District Nurses of Victory walk factory girls of Lark Lane orphans Ardwick • way home Katie Flynn Anna Jacobs Emma Hornby Shadows in Heaven Beryl Matthews
• ISBN-10: 1-78576-784-4 / 1785767844
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78576-784-5 / 9781785767845