The Glory and the Shame by Harry Bowling - ISBN: 9780755340323
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Post-war community rebuilds, uncovering past glory and hidden shame.

The Glory and the Shame

Some events can never be forgotten…

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  • Paperback

    496 pages

  • Release Date

    1 January 2008

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Summary

On the night of Saturday 10th May 1941, amidst the horror of the devastation caused by enemy bombers, Joe Carey and Charlie Duggan risked their lives to save people trapped in an air-raid shelter. Despite their efforts, six men and women died.

It’s now 1947 and the inhabitants of Totterdown Street are trying to rebuild their lives. The post-war years are proving to be difficult and, already faced with a violent factory strike, the close-knit inhabitants of the street must also cope wi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780755340323
ISBN-10:0755340329
Author:Harry Bowling
Publisher:Headline Publishing Group
Imprint:Headline Book Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:496
Release Date:1 January 2008
Weight:338g
Dimensions:197mm x 132mm x 32mm
Series:Emma pack size
About The Author

Harry Bowling

Harry was born in 1931 in a back street off the Tower Bridge Road. He left school at the age of 14. In his fifties, he was given early retirement and was at last able to devote his time to writing. He became known as ‘the King of Cockney sagas’, who wrote eighteen bestselling novels of London life. Sadly Harry died in 1999 and the Harry Bowling Prize was set up in 2000 in his memory.

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