The Scarlet Sisters
My nanna’s story of secrets and heartache on the banks of the River Thames
$31.33
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2015
Summary
A granddaughter’s search for her nanna’s secret past - a story of love and loss, poverty and survival.
‘Oh my goodness - another girl Mrs Swain!’
Clara’s normal iron composure broke and she screamed, ‘No! That’s not the bloody deal!’
And that is how my nanna, Bertha Swain, entered the world.
When Helen Batten’s marriage breaks down, she starts on a journey of discovery into her family’s past and the mysteries surrounding her enigmatic nanna’s early life. What s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780091959692 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0091959691 |
| Author: | Helen Batten |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Ebury Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2015 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 126mm x 23mm |
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Fascinating … a moving account of survival
Fascinating … a moving account of survival * Yours *
Fascinating … a moving account of survival * Yours *
This fascinating delve into family history reveals the ways in which women’s lives have – and haven’t – changed * Readers Digest *
About The Author
Helen Batten
Helen Batten is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Sisters of the East End. She studied history at Cambridge and then journalism at Cardiff University. She went on to become a producer and director at the BBC and now works as a writer and a psychotherapist. She lives in West London with her three daughters.
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