Summary
True stories of love and labour, hard times and good times told by six biscuit girls of Carr’s of Carlisle. Ivy, Dulcie, Barbara, Ann, Dorothy and Jean all had different reasons for applying to work at Carr’s biscuits, but once they had put on their overalls and walked through the factory gates they discovered a community full of life, laughter and friendship.
To those who didn’t know, the biscuit factory that towered over Carlisle might look like just another slice of the industrial …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780091957643 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0091957648 |
| Author: | Hunter Davies |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Ebury Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 15 July 2014 |
| Weight: | 239g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 126mm x 21mm |
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About The Author
Hunter Davies
Hunter Davies OBE is the author of the only ever authorised biography of The Beatles, first published in 1968 and still in print in almost every country in the world. In 2012 he edited The Lennon Letters, published in 20 different foreign countries, and in 2014 The Beatles Lyrics. He is the author of more than 30 other books, including novels, biographies, travel, and children’s titles.
As a journalist, he has written for Punch, The Guardian, and The Sunday Times, and continues to contribute to the New Statesman. He lives between a home in North London and a Dutch barge on the Isle of Wight.
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