Red Sequins
- 354 páginas
- 13 horas de lectura
A gripping saga evoking the spirit of the 1970s East End, from the author of Room for a Lodger and Banished from Bow.
Sally Worboyes Libros
Sally Worboyes extrae de sus propios orígenes familiares para sus sagas del East End. Su obra profundiza en las crudas realidades de la vida, reflejando sus propias experiencias. La autora también ha explorado la escritura dramática, escribiendo varias obras de teatro para televisión y radio, e incluso adaptando su propia obra a un musical. Sus historias están arraigadas en la historia personal, narrando las complejidades de las relaciones humanas.
An absorbing, frigtening, brilliant novel from the author of Over Bethnal Green and At the Mile End Gate
A romantic saga full of life and set against a dramatic backdrop, from the author of At the Mile End Gate and Over Bethnal Green.
A heartbreaking wartime saga from Sally Worboyes, author of Down Stepney Way and At the Mile End Gate.
Anna has everything to make her happy - a husband, a lovely little house in Bethnal Green, two much-longed-for twin baby boys. But recently her husband Frank has been acting differently. He's started coming home late, drinking more heavily. More than once Anna has been sure she's caught a whiff of perfume on his shirts. When confronted, Frank brushes Anna's cautious questions aside, but somehow, Anna knows deep down that something is wrong in their marriage. Anna's sisters run an upmarket escort agency from a fine Victorian house nearby. It can be a risky business, but watching the carefree, laughter-filled banter of the women who work there, Anna begins to long for the girl she once was. Does being a wife and mother really mean that her dancing days are over? Maybe not. Old family friend Rob, a policeman who walks a fine line between right and wrong, is keen to show Anna a good time, even if her husband isn't...
A compelling family saga set in the aftermath of the Second World War, from the author of Time Will Tell and Where Sparrows Nest.
A dramatic family saga set in the East End of 1958, with a spirited heroine determined to fulfill her dreams of becoming a dancer - and put her brother's killers away for good.
Where Sparrows Nest
- 384 páginas
- 14 horas de lectura
A sweeping East End saga from Sally Worboyes featuring familiar characters from Time Will Tell and Jamaica Street.
Handbags & Gladrags
- 344 páginas
- 13 horas de lectura
Growing up in Bethnal Green, Charlotte longs for the day when she's old enough to put on her gladrags and be part of the swinging 60s. But her parents have other plans and move out to the quiet of the countryside, leaving Charlie pining for London as she grows into a beautiful young woman. So when a childhood friend walks back into Charlie's life just as she turns 18, it seems like the chance she's been waiting for to return to the bright lights. Surrounded by friends and family, it's everything she's ever dreamed of. But Charlie's dreams are shattered when brutal violence strikes close to home. For it turns out that London has a dark side too...
London, 1960. Patsy Lamb is turning 17 at the start of a decade that will change everything. The slums of the East End are making way for the new modern lifestyle that is being promised to Patsy's generation. But as Patsy looks to the future, her world is rocked by a secret from her past.
