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Just Around The Corner
a powerful saga of family and relationships set in the East End from bestselling author Gilda O’Neill.
AvGilda O'Neill
Häftad, Engelska, 2001
182 kr
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All big-hearted Katie Mehan ever wanted was health and happiness for her family and the love of her husband, Pat. Meanwhile their 16-year-old daughter Molly is getting an increasing amount of attention from boys in the area, in particular from the masterful and confident Bob Jarvis.
My East End
Memories of Life in Cockney London
AvGilda O'Neill
Häftad, Engelska, 2000
176 kr
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Gilda O'Neill's The East End traces the East End of London - cockneys, criminals, street markets, pub singalongs, dog racing, jellied eels. London's East End it is a place at once appealing and unruly, comforting and incomprehensible. Gilda O'Neill, an East Ender herself shows there is more to this fascinating area than a collection of cliched images. Using oral history and more traditional sources she builds up a powerful image of this community - bringing to us, with wit and honesty, the real story of London's East End.'Every page is a delight. Every chapter made vivid by a writer who has poured heart and soul into her book' Daily Mail 'A rich tapestry... a finely detailed examination of our not so distant past. Her book is as much a piece of history as the accounts it contains' Time OutGilda O'Neill was born and brought up in the East End. She left school at fifteen but returned to education as a mature student. She wrote full-time and continued to live in the East End with her husband and family. Sadly she died on 24 September 2010 after a short illness.
Our Street
East End Life in the Second World War
AvGilda O'Neill
Häftad, Engelska, 2004
176 kr
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Gilda O'Neill's Our Street focuses on the lives of Londoners in the East End during the Second World War. Showing the concerns, hopes and fears of these so-called 'ordinary people' Our Street illustrates these times by looking at the every day rituals which marked the patterns of daily life during WWII. It is an important book and also an affectionate record of an often fondly remembered, more communal, way of life that has all but disappeared.'Every page is a delight. Every chapter made vivid by a writer who has poured heart and soul into her book' Daily Mail 'A rich tapestry... a finely detailed examination of our not so distant past. Her book is as much a piece of history as the accounts it contains' Time OutGilda O'Neill was born and brought up in the East End. She left school at fifteen but returned to education as a mature student. She wrote full-time and continued to live in the East End with her husband and family. Sadly she died on 24 September 2010 after a short illness.
My East End
Memories of Life in Cockney London
AvGilda O'Neill
E-bok
Engelska, 2000
104 kr
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'Every page is a delight. Every chapter made vivid by a writer who has poured heart and soul into her book' Val Hennessy, Daily MailThe East End of London - cockneys, criminals, street markets, pub singalongs, dog racing, jellied eels . . . It is a place at once appealing and unruly, comforting and incomprehensible. Gilda O'Neill, an East Ender herself, shows there is more to this fascinating area than a collection of clichéd images. Using oral history and more traditional sources, she builds up a powerful image of this community - bringing to us, with wit and honesty, the real story of London's East EndWHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT MY EAST END:'A true and detailed account of a community that has been sadly lost' Amazon Reader Review 'Excellent reading for anyone interested in the early life of London, one can't help being mesmerised by the hardships they endured!' Amazon Reader Review'An extremely interesting and well-researched book' Amazon Reader Review
Our Street
East End Life in the Second World War
AvGilda O'Neill
E-bok
Engelska, 2004
104 kr
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Step into the everyday lives of East End Londoners during the Second World War 'I wanted to write about a time and a place when living in such a street - or rather a community - would have been part of so-called ordinary working people's everyday experience, but when the circumstances couldn't exactly be described as normal.'What was life like during WWII? Away from the battles? On the street where you live?Gilda O'Neill's Our Street takes a look at the world outside of the war. Told through the daily rituals of those living in London's East End, it shares the concerns, hopes, fears and sense of community that grew during tremendous hardship. The perfect companion to Gilda O'Neill's bestselling My East End, this is an important book and an affectionate record of an often fondly remembered, more communal, way of life that has all but disappeared.'A rich tapestry . . . a finely detailed examination of our not so distant past. Her book is as much a piece of history as the accounts it contains' Time Out'Every page is a delight. Every chapter made vivid by a writer who has poured heart and soul into her book' Daily Mail
Getting There
a dramatic saga of how an innocent young girl finds herself entangled in the 1960s East End underworld from bestselling author Gilda O’Neill
AvGilda O'Neill
Ljudbok
Engelska, 2011
171 kr
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This gripping East End saga, set in the 1960s, is perfect for fans of Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Donna Douglas. Bestselling author Gilda O''Neill expertly combines page-turning drama with vivid characterisation - the perfect dose of escapism...Praise for Gilda O''Neill''A sharp eye, a warm heart and a gift for storytelling'' -- Elizabeth Buchan''This novel has everything...a cracking read'' -- Martina Cole''I just couldn''t stop turning the pages'' - 5 STARS''Great book with great characters - defiantly recommended'' - 5 STARS''A cracking read'' - 5 STARS''I couldn''t put it down'' - 5 STARS''A real page turner'' - 5 STARS**********************************************************************************************NOT ALL RELATIONSHIPS LEAD TO GOOD THINGS - WILL SHE BE ABLE TO FIND HER WAY THROUGH?What''s a nice girl like Lorna Wright doing with an East End bad boy like Richie Clayton?The world is changing and London is swinging: it''s the 1960s. But in the East End the docks are closing and life will never be the same.Lorna Wright is a nice girl, but Richie Clayton is bad news: a violent thug who will stop at nothing to climb his way to the top of the East End underworld. The more Lorna gets mixed up in his ugly, brutal world, the more she finds herself in trouble too.There are plenty of people who''d like to see Richie stopped. So when, after a terrible row with Lorna, Richie is found murdered, the finger of accusation points in all sorts of directions...
Playing Around
an emotional and enthralling saga set in the Swinging Sixties from bestselling author Gilda O’Neill
AvGilda O'Neill
Ljudbok
Engelska, 2011
156 kr
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Angie is eighteen years old, and, with the help of a mini skirt, a pair of false eyelashes and a tube of pale pink lipstick, has made herself into a beauty. She''s living in London in the Swinging Sixties, and knows she''s in the best city in the world at the best possible time. She''s got that world at her pretty, white-booted feet as she dances the night away with every handsome bloke on the booming, strobe-lit floor of the Canvas Club. She''s heard all the scare stories of course, about what drink, drugs and discotheques can do to young girls, but Angie knows she''s different. After all, she''s only playing around. But that was before that rainy night, when Angie got into the big, shiny car, leaving her friend Jackie in Soho to find her own way home. . .
Whitechapel Girl
AvGilda O'Neill
Häftad, Engelska, 2019
106 kr
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A spellbinding saga of London's East End.Ettie Wilkins has to get out of Whitechapel. As her mother sinks deeper into alcoholism, the volatile lodger sharing their slum turns his attentions to Ettie.So when debonair Professor Jacob Protsky picks Ettie out of the crowd, she is determined to seize her chance. Despite a chorus of warnings, Ettie goes to live with Protsky in Bow to assist him with his magic tricks.But when Ettie befriends the mysterious Celia Tressing, she soon finds herself increasingly worried by events in Whitechapel. A series of gruesome murders and whispers of Jack the Ripper have shaken even that resilient community This is an enthralling Victorian drama of sin and redemption, perfect for fans of Rosie Goodwin and Kitty Neale.
Cockney Girl
AvGilda O'Neill
Häftad, Engelska, 2019
106 kr
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A gripping saga of love and loss on the eve of the Great War.The annual migration from London to the hop fields of Kent is normally a longed-for escape from the dust and grime of the East End. But this year Rose Fairleigh worries their departure will interrupt the slow-blossoming romance between her daughter Jess and postman Jack Barnes.Jack promises to visit and assures Rose he will keep an eye on her three sons, who are staying behind. Before he knows it, though, one of the boys is in trouble and it's up to Jack to bring him home.Meanwhile in Kent, Jess' life grows increasingly confusing as, full of promises and charm, the son of suffragette Lady Worlington turns his attentions to herA heartwrenching East End family drama, perfect for fans of Sheila Newberry and Downton Abbey.
Flower Girl
AvGilda O'Neill
Häftad, Engelska, 2019
106 kr
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An enthralling saga set in London's East End at the height of the 1930sCissie Flowers has had her fair share of hardships but she's always found a way to smooth over her worries and crack on with raising her two young children. Until, that is, her husband Davy is killed in a suspicious accident.Suddenly gangster Big Bill Turner takes an interest in her affairs. When Cissie takes over Davy's old flower stall outside Aldgate station to tackle her financial troubles, she soon discovers that the most beautiful facade can hide the ugliest secrets.For some people who will stop at nothing to dispense with anything or anyone that gets in their wayThis is a gritty East End drama, perfect for fans of Rosie Goodwin and Nadine Dorries.

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Gilda O'Neill – författare

Just Around The Corner

My East End

Our Street

My East End

Our Street

Getting There

Playing Around

Whitechapel Girl

Cockney Girl

Flower Girl

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