Down by Tobacco Dock
A historical East End saga full of secrets and intrigue
$31.83
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
20 October 2016
Summary
‘She brings the East End to life’ Barbara Windsor
In 1876, the homes of the poor working class in the East End are being replaced by splendid houses for the rich. When Kelly’s Yard comes under threat, Maria Bertram inspires her neighbours to rebel against eviction.
But when a woman is found murdered in Tobacco Dock and the young man Maria loves is arrested, she must do everything in her power to prove his innocence and save him from a public hanging.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473653832 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1473653835 |
| Author: | Sally Worboyes |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 20 October 2016 |
| Weight: | 294g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 129mm x 199mm |
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Critics Review
She brings the East End to life_ Barbara Windsor
Unbridled passions run riot - Daily Mail on Wild Hops
An excellent book combining humour and passion - Telegraph and ArgusIt’s a rich, vivid, three-dimensional, gutsy and sexy narrative which has you turning the pages into the early hours - Eastern Daily Express on Wild HopsShe brings the East End to life - Barbara WindsorSizzles with passion - Guardian on Wild HopsSally Worboyes
Sally Worboyes was born and grew up in Stepney with four brothers and a sister, and she brings some of the raw history of her own family background to her East End sagas. She now lives in Norfolk with her husband, with whom she has three grown-up children. She has written several plays which have been broadcast on Radio Four. She also adapted her own play and novel, Wild Hops, as a musical, The Hop Pickers.
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