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The starving Ruby goes without food to keep her younger brothers fed in thirties Bermondsey, and is eventually forced to go to the Methodist Mission for free food - a decision that splits her family and sets the course of her life.
About the author
Mary Gibson was born and brought up in Bermondsey, south east London, where both her grandmother and mother were factory girls. She is the author of the bestselling Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts, which was selected for World Book Night 2015, and five other novels, Jam and Roses, Gunner Girls and Fighter Boys, Bourbon Creams and Tattered Dreams, Hattie's Home and A Sister's Struggle. marygibsonauthor.co.uk @MaryGibsonBooks
Summary
A young girl struggles to keep body and soul together in 1930s London, while her proud but spendthrift widowed father refuses to accept charity.
Foreword
A young girl struggles to keep body and soul together in 1930s London, while her proud but spendthrift widowed father refuses to accept charity.
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PRAISE FOR MARY GIBSON:
'Danger, glamour and adventure ... An explosive finale which will have readers frantically turning the pages' The Bookbag.
'A fabulous, fascinating read' Vanessa Feltz.
'This wonderfully descriptive book ... A must-read' OK magazine.
