The Scarlet Sisters (häftad)
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Format
Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
384
Utgivningsdatum
2015-07-16
Förlag
Ebury Press
Dimensioner
196 x 124 x 28 mm
Vikt
204 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9780091959692

The Scarlet Sisters

My nannas story of secrets and heartache on the banks of the River Thames

av Helen Batten
Häftad,  Engelska, 2015-07-16
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Oh my goodness another girl Mrs Swain! Claras normal iron composure broke and she screamed, No! Thats not the bloody deal! And that is how my nanna, Bertha Swain, entered the world. When Helen Battens marriage breaks down, she starts on a journey of discovery into her familys past and the mysteries surrounding her enigmatic nannas early life. What she unearths is a tale of five feisty red heads struggling to climb out of poverty and find love through two world wars. Its a story full of surprises and scandal a death in a workhouse, a son kept in a box, a shameful war record, a clandestine marriage and children taken far too soon. Its as if there is a family curse. But Helen also finds love, resilience and hope crazy wagers, late night Charlestons and stolen kisses. As she unravels the story of Nanna and her scarlet sisters, Helen starts to break the spell of the past, and sees a way she might herself find love again.
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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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