The Birthday Party - a beautifully evocative enthralling trip down memory lane from multi

Poppy's family is gathering to celebrate her eightieth birthday. Her children, grandchildren and even one great-grandchild are converging on her Sussex home. As she prepares to welcome them all, her mind goes back over her life - to her tough childhood in Yorkshire, to her mother, who scrimped and saved to bring her up decently, to her three husbands and to Alun, the great love of her life who was taken from her by the war. Yes, she has had a full life - a lot fuller than her family realises. As they toast their beloved matriarch, little do they know what an extraordinary and often shocking life she has led...

Product details

• Authors: Elvi Rhodes
• Publisher: Corgi
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9780552173179
• ISBN: 978-0-552-17317-9
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 110 mm x 178 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Sussex, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Women, FICTION / Family Life / General, Historical fiction, Yorkshire, FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Narrative theme: Love and relationships