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| Author | : Carol Rivers |
| Publisher | : |
| Release Date | : 2007 |
| ISBN 10 | : 1846178835 |
| Pages | : 430 pages |
| Rating | : 4.7/5 (35 users) |
Download or read book Connie of Kettle Street written by Carol Rivers and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
| Author | : Carol Rivers |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Release Date | : 2013-04-11 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9781849835206 |
| Pages | : 480 pages |
| Rating | : 4.4/5 (352 users) |
Download or read book Cockney Orphan written by Carol Rivers and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-04-11 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compelling tale of ordinary East Enders caught up in extraordinary times, from the Sunday Timesbestselling author Previously published with the title Connie of Kettle Street Amidst the death and destruction of war shines a ray of hope 7th September, 1940. The Isle of Dogs, heart of London's docklands, suffers the first terrible night of a nine-month Blitz. But for Connie Marsh, the discovery of an orphaned baby boy amongst the rubble brings a glimmer of hope to a time of darkness and suffering. She also finds herself falling in love with handsome Vic Campion, the man who helped her rescue the child they've named Lucky. But Connie's happiness is not to last. When his call-up papers arrive, Vic leaves for the navy - and Connie knows she might never see him again. And when a sinister figure emerges, claiming to be Lucky's grandfather, she is terrified of losing the child, too. Will she turn for comfort to Clint Hershey, the dashing GI who makes no secret of his admiration for her? Will she stay true to Vic, the man she really loves? 'Carol Rivers has captured the true spirit and resilient characters of East London' Jean Fullerton, author of A Glimpse of Happiness
| Author | : Carol Rivers |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Release Date | : 2015-07-30 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9781471150432 |
| Pages | : 464 pages |
| Rating | : 4.7/5 (54 users) |
Download or read book Lizzie of Langley Street written by Carol Rivers and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-07-30 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'One of the best saga writers of her time' ROSIE CLARKE IN THE AFTERMATH OF WAR, CAN SHE SAVE HER FAMILY FROM RUIN? Following her mother's untimely death, Lizzie Allen is facing desperate times. Her father Tom, crippled during WWI, has been left a broken and bitter man; her elder brother Vinnie is in serious trouble with the local hard man; her two younger sisters are in danger of being taken into care, and her sweetheart Danny is heading for Australia to seek his fortune. Determined to keep her family together, yet unable to escape the poverty and degradation of the slums, heartbroken Lizzie is tricked into marriage by Danny's unscrupulous brother, Frank. Can she escape her increasingly unhappy and violent marriage and save her family? And will she ever be reunited with her one true love, former barrow-boy, Danny Flowers? A heart-warming and nostalgic family saga set at the heart of wartime London, from the bestselling author of MOLLY’S CHRISTMAS ORPHANS. Perfect for fans of Sheila Newberry and Rosie Goodwin. Praise for CAROL RIVERS: 'A gripping page turner' LEAH FLEMING 'Brings the East End to life - family loyalties, warring characters and broken dreams. Superb' ELIZABETH GILL
| Author | : Carol Rivers |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Release Date | : 2010-02-18 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9781849831215 |
| Pages | : 496 pages |
| Rating | : 4.4/5 (312 users) |
Download or read book Eve of the Isle written by Carol Rivers and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-02-18 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: January 1928, the Isle of Dogs. Following the mysterious disappearance of her sailor husband (missing, presumed drowned), young widow Eve Kumar struggles to provide for herself and her twin sons. But her flower-selling business is destroyed overnight when the Thames floods its banks, wrecking Eve's ramshackle riverside cottage and forcing her to take refuge with the lecherous Harold Slygo and his drunken wife. As Eve's home life turns from bad to worse, she is befriended by a young constable, Charlie Merritt, who shares Eve's growing suspicions that her husband's death was no accident. But Eve and Charlie's investigations are attracting unwelcome attention - and when Eve herself disappears, it becomes clear there are those who would go to any lengths to ensure the truth remains buried. Will Charlie be able to save the woman he has grown to love?
| Author | : Carol Rivers |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Release Date | : 2015-06-18 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9781471131325 |
| Pages | : 465 pages |
| Rating | : 4.7/5 (313 users) |
Download or read book The Fight for Lizzie Flowers written by Carol Rivers and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-06-18 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lizzie Flowers has had a hard life but she is still full of true East End grit. In the bleak years after World War I her family faced desperate times and deep tensions split them apart, but when barrow-boy Danny Flowers asked her to leave for a better life in Australia, she stayed true to her family's roots. She married Danny's brother Frank instead, a decision she came to bitterly regret. It is Frank's death, and her great success running the Flowers greengrocer's, that gives Lizzie independence at last. She has plans to expand the business. She has the East End community around her. And Danny has come back to marry her at last. But as their wedding day dawns, an unwelcome guest arrives and Lizzie's life will never be the same again.
| Author | : Carol Rivers |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Release Date | : 2014-08-14 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9781471131295 |
| Pages | : 447 pages |
| Rating | : 4.7/5 (312 users) |
Download or read book Together for Christmas written by Carol Rivers and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-08-14 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: August 1914, London. Britain has just declared war on Germany, and the whole country seems to be in uproar. Flora, Hilda and Will, who grew up together in St Boniface orphanage sit in the sunshine in Hyde Park on a rare day off, discussing the impending war and the changes it will bring to their lives. Will means to go off to fight, Hilda hopes to better her current lot in life as a maid at the charitable institute, Hailing House, but Flora is content with her job as assistant to the Isle of Dogs' kindly Doctor Tapper. Taking a vow, they pledge to always be there for each other, come what may. It soon becomes clear that the war will not be over by Christmas, as so many thought, and the first zeppelin raids bring casualties flooding into the surgery where Flora works. Tragedy strikes in the trenches, too, and Will returns home with physical and mental wounds too deep for Flora to be able to nurse back to health. In the meantime, Hilda has taken herself away from London to work as a maid at the sumptuous house of Adelphi. But it is not long before she finds herself out of her depth. And the consequences of her choices will lead to a shocking discovery that will change the course of the three orphans lives forever.
| Author | : Carol Rivers |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Release Date | : 2010-11-11 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9781849831888 |
| Pages | : 512 pages |
| Rating | : 4.4/5 (318 users) |
Download or read book East End Angel written by Carol Rivers and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-11-11 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: June 1941, Isle of Dogs, London. In the dark days following the Blitz, happiness visits young Pearl Jenkins as she celebrates her marriage to Jim Nesbitt. But what should be a joyful occasion is marred when a fight breaks out between Jim and Ricky Winters, an unwelcome visitor from Pearl's past. And to Pearl's horror, the new beau of her wayward younger sister Ruby. Increasingly uneasy at staying at home when other men are off fighting for their country, Jim enlists, leaving Pearl at home - alone, pregnant, and at Ricky's mercy…. Together, Pearl and Ruby must bring up baby Cynthia while struggling to make ends meet and dodge the doodlebugs. And all the time, Pearl must hide the dark secret she harbours, one which would tear the two sisters apart as well as her marriage. Then tragedy strikes both on the home front and in the trenches and Pearl is forced to fight like never before to keep her family safe.
| Author | : Carol Rivers |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Release Date | : 2017-10-19 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9781471154874 |
| Pages | : 415 pages |
| Rating | : 4.7/5 (548 users) |
Download or read book Molly's Christmas Orphans written by Carol Rivers and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Sunday Times and ebook bestselling author of A Wartime Christmas comes a gritty and nostlagic family saga about love, loss and keeping family together. 'Surely one of the best saga writers of her time' – Rosie Clarke 1940. Molly Swift, at 27, has already suffered the tragic loss of her two-year-old daughter Emily, to the flu outbreak of 1935. Now she waits for news of her shopkeeper husband Ted, who volunteered for the British Expeditionary Forces at the outbreak of war. Molly is intent on running the general store with the help of her retired father, Bill Keen and ex-proprietor of the business. But after the building is hit during a bombing raid and Bill is severly injured, Molly faces difficult times. Alone in the hospital corridor as Bill is treated, Molly tries to keep positive. But the Blitz is well underway and she is forced to take shelter in the hospital’s basement. It’s here, as the bombs fall around docklands, that Molly meets Andy Miller and his two young children, Evie and Mark. An unlikely friendship begins as Molly offers the homeless group safe lodgings for the following night, and soon their lives are entwined, bringing unexpected joy and heartache for them all. Praise for CAROL RIVERS: 'A gripping page turner' - LEAH FLEMING 'Brings the East End to life - family loyalties, warring characters and broken dreams. Superb' - ELIZABETH GILL
| Author | : Carol Rivers |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Release Date | : 2013-10-10 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9781471133947 |
| Pages | : 544 pages |
| Rating | : 4.7/5 (339 users) |
Download or read book Lily of Love Lane written by Carol Rivers and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1930, the Isle of Dogs. 20-year-old Lily Bright works long hours on a market stall, selling furniture and bric-a-brac to make ends meet. When a handsome stranger turns up at the stall in search of a bargain, it's love at first sight. Swept off her feet, Lily falls head over heels for the debonair Charles Grey - only to discover, too late, that he's a bigamist and trader in stolen goods. Trapped, pregnant, Lily turns for comfort to her childhood friend Ben James, a former lorry driver who is now a successful businessman. With World War II looming, Lily comes to realize that it's Ben she really loved all along. Will she ever find a way to overcome her mistakes, seize control of her own destiny - and win her true love's heart?
| Author | : Carol Rivers |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Release Date | : 2011-10-13 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9781849834117 |
| Pages | : 480 pages |
| Rating | : 4.4/5 (341 users) |
Download or read book In the Bleak Midwinter written by Carol Rivers and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-10-13 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winter 1919. Two months after the Armistice that ended the Great War, and life in London's East End is slowly returning to normal. But for 25-year-old Birdie Connor the battle is only just beginning. Frank, Birdie's older brother, has been sent to prison for deserting his army post whilst fighting in Belgium, and the shame heaped on the Connor family by their neighbours is unrelenting. Wilfred, Birdie's widowed father, has disowned Frank and vows that he will never set eyes on his son again, but Birdie cannot believe that her brother is guilty So when Frank escapes from prison and comes to find Birdie in secret, she promises to help him and is determined to prove his innocence. But little does she realise that she is exposing herself to danger as Frank gets himself deeper and deeper into trouble with the so-called friends he met in prison. Helped by the Connors' lodger, the handsome Harry Chambers, will Birdie be able to find the proof that Frank needs in time to reconcile him to their frail father before it is too late? And can she build a future to keep herself and her younger brother, Patrick, safe?
| Author | : Carol Rivers |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Release Date | : 2013-08-01 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9780857208347 |
| Pages | : 464 pages |
| Rating | : 4.5/5 (83 users) |
Download or read book A Wartime Christmas written by Carol Rivers and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The SUNDAY TIMES bestselling Christmas saga. The perfect read for the cold winter nights! THIS CHRISTMAS, CAN LOVE FIND A WAY? 1941, Isle of Dogs. The little community on Slater Street has fought valiantly to keep their spirits up through the long nights of the Blitz. Though her husband Alan has been called up to serve his country, Kay Lewis is determined to give their young son Alfie as merry a Christmas as any other. But when a strange woman arrives on her doorstep, Kay's world is shaken to the core . . . When the woman claims that Alan has been leading a double life, Kay begins to wonder whether she ever knew her husband at all. Then disaster strikes as Alan is reported missing in action. With no way of discovering the truth, Kay will have some difficult decisions to make if she is to protect her family and keep her faith in the man she thought she knew. A heart-warming and nostalgic Christmas family saga set at the heart of wartime London, about finding hope in the darkest of times. Perfect for fans of Sheila Newberry and Rosie Goodwin Praise for CAROL RIVERS: 'Surely one of the best saga writers of her time' – Rosie Clarke 'A gripping page turner' - LEAH FLEMING 'Brings the East End to life - family loyalties, warring characters and broken dreams. Superb' - ELIZABETH GILL
| Author | : Carol Rivers |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Release Date | : 2012-08-02 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9780857208316 |
| Pages | : 464 pages |
| Rating | : 4.5/5 (83 users) |
Download or read book A Sister's Shame written by Carol Rivers and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-08-02 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They'd give up everything to dance on stage, but could they lose each other? London's East End, 1934.Eighteen-year-old twins Marie and Vesta Haskins work at the local shoe factory to bring in a few pennies for the family, but they've never given up on their dream of treading the boards in the West End. When a brand new East End club opens its doors, the girls audition for the show and are over the moon to land two nights a week with their cabaret act. But little do they realise that the villainous Scoresby brothers are using the club as a front for a very different line of business. Seeing what is going on behind the smoke and lights of the stage, sensible Marie vows to leave her job at the club before it is too late, but headstrong Vesta has fallen for the Scoresby's handsome right-hand man, Teddy, and unwittingly leads her whole family into the Scoresby's clutches. Will Marie be able to save her family from disaster? Or will Vesta's determination to become a star tear the Haskins family apart?
| Author | : Carol Rivers |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Release Date | : 2012-05-10 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9780857208651 |
| Pages | : 480 pages |
| Rating | : 4.5/5 (86 users) |
Download or read book East End Jubilee written by Carol Rivers and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-05-10 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously published as Rose of Ruby Street. June 2nd, 1953. The residents of Ruby Street in London's East End are celebrating the new Queen's coronation. It's a day of joy of laughter, a new beginning for a nation still in the grip of rationing, still suffering the aftermath of the Blitz. But for Rose Weaver, the day ends in tragedy when her husband Eddie is arrested on suspicion of theft. It's only the first of several shocks as Rose discovers some unpleasant facts about the man she married eight years before, the man she thought she knew so well. Struggling to provide for herself and her two daughters, Rose realises that she'll need the help of family, friends and the good neighbours of Ruby Street if she's to have any chance of pulling through. And when a handsome salesman knocks at her door, it's hard to resist temptation . . .
| Author | : Jenny Holmes |
| Publisher | : Random House |
| Release Date | : 2022-06-23 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9781529191158 |
| Pages | : 307 pages |
| Rating | : 4.2/5 (911 users) |
Download or read book The Air Raid Girls: Wartime Brides written by Jenny Holmes and published by Random House. This book was released on 2022-06-23 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third book in the Air Raid Girls series - a heart-warming new story of friendship, love and duty in wartime, perfect for fans of Nancy Revell and Donna Douglas. Spring, 1942. Lizzie is making plans for her wedding with fiancé Bill. But preparations during wartime aren't easy, and attacks on the Yorkshire port of Kelthorpe are only getting worse. Connie wants to be there for her sister, but she has troubles of her own - a secret that is driving a wedge between herself and those who love her. Meanwhile, Pamela faces new complications in her romance with Fred, and the arrival of two new RAF servicemen stirs up trouble. As bombs fall and friendships are tested, will the air raid girls keep their fighting spirit and find their happy endings? --------------------------------------------- Readers LOVE the Air Raid Girls series: 'There wasn't anything I didn't like about this book' 5 star review 'In all the women at war series of book I have read so far, I think this is the best' 5 star review 'I couldn't put this book down' 5 star review 'Loved the whole story. Hated it coming to an end' 5 star review 'Just the kind of book I like' 5 star review
| Author | : Julia Bryant |
| Publisher | : Hachette UK |
| Release Date | : 2013-04-11 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9781444778984 |
| Pages | : 416 pages |
| Rating | : 4.4/5 (789 users) |
Download or read book The Spirit of Nelson Street written by Julia Bryant and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2013-04-11 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Julia Bryant's novel captures the indomitable spirit of Portsmouth as the second world war shatters streets- and the lives of the women who live there. With the threat of World War II hovering over Nelson Street, family and friendship have never been more important. Rosie Forrest's grandmother always told her to 'live every minute' and that's exactly what she's doing. Rosie feels both excited at the opportunities before her and terrified of losing the people she loves. And when Blyth Vine walks back into her life, he complicates things even further. Pearl Bunting has suffered months of abuse from her violent brother Kenny. Finally breaking free of his domination, Pearl makes a new life for herself. But Kenny is still out there, and has freedom has its price... When the bombs start falling Rosie and all who live on Nelson Street are determined to preserve the Portsea way of life, no matter what the cost.
| Author | : Victor Pemberton |
| Publisher | : Hachette UK |
| Release Date | : 2012-05-24 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9780755392551 |
| Pages | : 352 pages |
| Rating | : 4.5/5 (925 users) |
Download or read book We'll Sing at Dawn written by Victor Pemberton and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-05-24 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the cold nights of the Blitz, her music warmed their hearts... Victor Pemberton writes a compelling wartime saga in We'll Sing at Dawn, the story of a family's experiences of the London Blitz. Perfect for fans of Dee Williams and Harry Bowling. 'Captures the wartime spirit down to the last wail of the air raid siren... History with a heart on its sleeve' - Northern Echo September 1940, Islington. The Blitz is taking its toll on Beth Shanks and her family. An aerial torpedo has recently devastated a complete block of flats and shops in Seven Sisters Road, and traumatised the whole neighbourhood. Beth works as a munitions worker at a factory in North Finchley and dodges falling shrapnel on her way to work. Her younger brother Phil is a teenage cyclist messenger in the Auxiliary Fire Service and he's been twice dug out of rubble as he carried important messages. Beth's father is away fighting and her mother Connie teaches piano lessons to children who've escaped evacuation. Connie despairs that Beth won't learn how to play the piano properly and will only play popular songs by ear, but when she hears Beth playing the piano to lift the spirits of local people trapped in an air raid, she realises there is much more to music than she ever realised... What readers are saying about We'll Sing at Dawn: 'Victor Pemberton's books are excellent' 'Five stars'
| Author | : Harry Bowling |
| Publisher | : Hachette UK |
| Release Date | : 2010-11-11 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9780755381555 |
| Pages | : 239 pages |
| Rating | : 4.5/5 (815 users) |
Download or read book Tuppence to Tooley Street written by Harry Bowling and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2010-11-11 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While life must carry on, one man struggles to pick up the pieces after the war has ended... Tuppence to Tooley Street is a moving depiction of a man struggling to regain his place in life after the horrors of the Second World War, from much-loved author Harry Bowling. Perfect for fans of Annie Murray and Pam Evans. As he lay in the mud on the beach at Dunkirk, Danny Sutton didn't think he would ever see his home in London's docklands again. But he was one of the lucky ones. Returning home, he is reassured to find that things are just the same: the smell of the wharves and warehouses in Tooley Street; the usual hubbub in Dawson Street, where aproned figures stand in doorways discussing the war; the men down The Globe; the children playing tin-can copper in the gutters. And at number 26, Danny's family crowd round to welcome their beloved son home. But, scarred in mind as well as body, Danny is to realise that things have changed. Unable to do heavy work because of his war wounds he must adjust to a different way of life. And, worst of all, his childhood sweetheart, Kathy, didn't wait for him... What readers are saying about Tuppence to Tooley Street: 'Yet again Harry's narration of a London backstreet during the war is done with excellence... The book is full of drama and twists and turns... There is a surprise or two [and] the story does get gritty. Another fantastic, well written book' 'Super book, so realistic it was hard to put down. You felt you were living with the family' 'Harry Bowling never lets you down. He is a natural. Brilliant. Keeps you captured from the first page'
