Summary
Gorton, Manchester. 1930. Greyhound racing at Belle Vue, the buses going up and down Hyde Road, the siren of Peacock’s foundry going off every night at six. This is Bessie and Sam Holloway’s place, home for Nell and little brother Bobby and older step-child Violet. Precious visits from Dad’s sister Benny, a Queen of the music hall trailing clouds of glory and whisky, provide infrequent brushes with glamour.
Nell grows up to work in a factory and there, from the tailgate of a truc…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781860499784 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1860499783 |
| Author: | Carol Birch |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 21 June 2004 |
| Weight: | 294g |
| Dimensions: | 132mm x 200mm x 28mm |
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This absorbing tale… gets under the skin of its rich characters and brings their encounters alive.
This absorbing tale…gets under the skin of its rich characters and brings their encounters alive. - Woman’s Own.
A profoundly impressive piece of work. - Guardian.About The Author
Carol Birch
Carol Birch was born in 1951 in Manchester and went to Keele University. For her first novel, LIFE IN THE PALACE, she won the 1988 David Higham Award for the Best First Novel of the Year. In 1991 she won the prestigious Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize with THE FOG LINE.
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