Heartache and hardship in London’s East End, from the bestselling author of The Orphans of Halfpenny StreetHeartache and hardship in London’s East End, from the bestselling author of The Orphans of Halfpenny StreetIt’s the 1950’s and the orphans of Halfpenny Street have found a new home in the Essex countryside at Halfpenny House. Meanwhile, back among the slum clearances of Bethnal Green, St Saviour’s has now been partially given over to a home for disturbed girls though it still serves as a reception centre for local children who are in desperate need.Amongst these are Archie and his sister June. They’ve been ‘latch key’ kids; fending for themselves while their caring but harassed and careworn mum tries to make ends meet. Now she’s been accused of theft and prison seems inescapable. Archie has no intention of letting his mum go down. He knows she’s innocent and will do anything to prove it. But can he help his mum before adoption, and the authorities, take him and June away forever?.Cathy Sharp is happily married and lives with her husband in a small Cambridgeshire village. They like visiting Spain together and enjoy the benefits of sunshine and pleasant walks, while at home they love their garden and visiting the Norfolk seaside.Cathy loves writing because it gives pleasure to others, she finds writing an extension of herself and it gives her great satisfaction. She says, ‘There is nothing like seeing your book in print, because so much loving care has been given to bringing that book into being.’Cathy is also the author of the Halfpenny Street Children’s Home series.Cathy Sharp’s debut, The Orphans of Halfpenny Street reached No.15 on the PB bestseller list.Gritty and emotional drama for fans of Nadine Dorries, Kitty Neale and Diney Costeloe, author of The Throwaway Children.Core readers will be 50+ who read magazines such as Woman, Woman’s Weekly, Bella and Take a Break. Likely to be watching Call the Midwife TV series as well as Downton Abbey, Coronation Street, Who Do You Think You Are?.Readers of The Daily Mail and The Mirror.Competition: Nurses Of Steeple Street; The Nightingale Girls; Nurses Of Steeple Street. Dilly Court;Kitty Neale; Sheila Jeffries; Katie Flynn; Maggie Hope; Donna Douglas; Margaret Dickinson; Ellie Dean; Nadine Dorries;
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