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Product Description: The Malted Shovel, exuberant heart and soul of Hollinbury Hamlet, buzzed with talk while the ale flowed. Talk of Dumb Lukey's crazed acts and the romance between Lucinda and Joe Lee, the Thames bargee. Talk of the Crimea and the terror of Napoleon...read more

Hardcover:

9780708985120 | Large print edition (Charnwood Pub, June 1, 1989), cover price $23.95 | About this edition: The Malted Shovel, exuberant heart and soul of Hollinbury Hamlet, buzzed with talk while the ale flowed.

Paperback:

9781444767414 | Hodder & Stoughton, December 1, 2013, cover price $13.99 | About this edition: The Malted Shovel, exuberant heart and soul of Hollinbury Hamlet, buzzed with talk while the ale flowed.

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Hardcover:

9781444779240 | Gardners Books, July 4, 2013, cover price $15.20

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Paperback:

9781444767353 | Hodder & Stoughton, July 1, 2013, cover price $13.99

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Product Description: In the turmoil and confusion of London's East End between the wars, young Nelly Kelly soon learns that life may never match her expectations. Forced to keep house for her autocratic, charming father, Nelly toils in a sweatshop to keep her family fed and clothed...read more

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9781444767254 | Hodder & Stoughton, July 1, 2013, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: In the turmoil and confusion of London's East End between the wars, young Nelly Kelly soon learns that life may never match her expectations.

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A resilient Cockney woman of London's East End, pregnant at fifteen, struggles over the next thirty years to better herself, raise her four sons, and cope with her brawling, part-time husband

Hardcover:

9780448225586 | Grosset & Dunlap, March 1, 1979, cover price $10.00 | About this edition: A resilient Cockney woman of London's East End, pregnant at fifteen, struggles over the next thirty years to better herself, raise her four sons, and cope with her brawling, part-time husband

Paperback:

9781444767193 | Hodder & Stoughton, July 1, 2013, cover price $13.99
9780671627423 | Reissue edition (Pocket Books, September 1, 1986), cover price $3.95 | About this edition: A resilient Cockney woman of London's East End, pregnant at fifteen, struggles over the next thirty years to better herself, raise her four sons, and cope with her brawling, part-time husband

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A novel by the author of "Kate of Clyve Shore", "Owen Oliver", "The Dandelion Seed", "The Inn on the Marsh", "Lady Penelope", and "Down in our Street".

Hardcover:

9780448225593 | Putnam Pub Group, April 1, 1980, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: A novel by the author of "Kate of Clyve Shore", "Owen Oliver", "The Dandelion Seed", "The Inn on the Marsh", "Lady Penelope", and "Down in our Street".

Paperback:

9781444767216 | Hodder & Stoughton, July 1, 2013, cover price $13.99
9780671425593 | Pocket Books, December 1, 1982, cover price $3.50 | About this edition: Three generations of families living on Autumn Alley in London struggle to find love and happiness and overcome the turmoil of World War I

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Hardcover:

9780316903301 | Little Brown & Co, January 1, 1994, cover price $15.99

Paperback:

9781444767490 | Hodder & Stoughton, July 1, 2013, cover price $13.99

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780745143521 | Chivers North Amer, November 1, 1994, cover price $39.95

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Product Description: Tiny, warm-hearted, totally devoted to her charming rogue of a husband, Lizzie mothers her brood of nephews and nieces through the perils of the war-torn capital, makes a home for them in the bomb shelters of underground London, launches them on the roller-coaster of life, and stands by with help and encouragement...read more

Paperback:

9781444767278 | Hodder & Stoughton, July 1, 2013, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Tiny, warm-hearted, totally devoted to her charming rogue of a husband, Lizzie mothers her brood of nephews and nieces through the perils of the war-torn capital, makes a home for them in the bomb shelters of underground London, launches them on the roller-coaster of life, and stands by with help and encouragement.
9780671473938 | Pocket Books, April 1, 1984, cover price $3.50

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780745160887 | Unabridged edition (Chivers Audio Books, March 1, 1988), cover price $64.95

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Product Description: Living in poverty in the Kentish marshes, young Kate dreams of a life of abundance and riches in the castle that towers over her village. So when the beautiful Lady Evelyn descends, requesting Kate to be her personal maidservant at the castle, it looks like the first stage of a dream come true...read more

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9781444767452 | Hodder & Stoughton, July 1, 2013, cover price $13.99 | About this edition: Living in poverty in the Kentish marshes, young Kate dreams of a life of abundance and riches in the castle that towers over her village.

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Product Description: Her mother's violent death left Marcelle at the mercy of her lecherous stepfather, until Thomas Mayhew, King's Messenger and attendant to the flamboyant court favorite Robert Carr, offers her protection, freedom . . . and love. But such perfect happiness is brittle, vulnerable...read more

Hardcover:

9780708984765 | Large print edition (Ulverscroft Large Print Books, June 1, 1988), cover price $23.95 | About this edition: Her mother's violent death left Marcelle at the mercy of her lecherous stepfather, until Thomas Mayhew, King's Messenger and attendant to the flamboyant court favorite Robert Carr, offers her protection, freedom .

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9781444767377, titled "The Dandelion Seed" | Hodder & Stoughton, July 1, 2013, cover price $13.99 | About this edition: Her mother's violent death left Marcelle at the mercy of her lecherous stepfather, until Thomas Mayhew, King's Messenger and attendant to the flamboyant court favorite Robert Carr, offers her protection, freedom .

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A love story stretching from Victorian Bethnal Green in the 1870s to the challenges of America and Australia in the 1920s... Daisy Smith and Irish immigrant Jackie Murphy first fell in love at the age of twelve, yet they were destined never

Hardcover:

9780708985823 | Large print edition (Charnwood Pub, August 1, 1991), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: A love story stretching from Victorian Bethnal Green in the 1870s to the challenges of America and Australia in the 1920s.

Paperback:

9781444767391 | Hodder & Stoughton, July 1, 2013, cover price $13.99

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Warm-hearted and willful, her temper as fiery as her beautiful auburn hair, Lady Penelope is a romantic heroine whose impulsive nature makes her as many enemies as her vivacious, flame-haired beauty wins her admirers. Caught up in the dangerous intrigues of Queen Elizabeth's court, forced to marry a wealthy but repulsive nobleman, she pours all her passion into her children . . . and her lovers. But though her heart often rules her head, Penelope survives her loveless marriage and a life filled with tragedy to emerge triumphant.

Hardcover:

9780708982310 | Large print edition (Ulverscroft Large Print Books, July 1, 1984), cover price $19.25 | About this edition: Warm-hearted and willful, her temper as fiery as her beautiful auburn hair, Lady Penelope is a romantic heroine whose impulsive nature makes her as many enemies as her vivacious, flame-haired beauty wins her admirers.

Paperback:

9781444767292 | Hodder & Stoughton, July 1, 2013, cover price $13.99

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A novel by the author of "Kate of Clyve Shore", "Owen Oliver", "The Dandelion Seed", "The Inn on the Marsh", "Lady Penelope", and "Down in our Street".

Hardcover:

9780708983324 | Large print edition (Ulverscroft Large Print Books, June 1, 1988), cover price $19.95 | About this edition: A novel by the author of "Kate of Clyve Shore", "Owen Oliver", "The Dandelion Seed", "The Inn on the Marsh", "Lady Penelope", and "Down in our Street".

Paperback:

9781444767339, titled "Lily, My Lovely" | Hodder & Stoughton, July 1, 2013, cover price $13.95

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'Lena Kennedy is a natural storyteller...Dickensian engery, a huge range of vivid characters, and a clear delight in telling us about them.' - DAILY TELEGRAPH. The title story, together with the other ten stories that make up this volume, confirms Lena Kennedy's reputation as a compelling storyteller. IVY OF THE ANGEL reveals why an elderly bag lady becomes the centre of attention in an Oxford Street store; THE LONELY ROAD is the tale of thwarted love in London's East End; THE WILLOWS WEPT WITH ME, LINDA'S REVENGE and THE LONG DREAM are examples of how a buried past can be disrupted by the intrusions of the present.

Hardcover:

9780708987636 | Ulverscroft Large Print Books, May 1, 1994, cover price $27.99 | About this edition: 'Lena Kennedy is a natural storyteller.

Paperback:

9781444767476 | Hodder & Stoughton, July 1, 2013, cover price $13.95

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780745143934 | Chivers Audio Books, February 1, 1995, cover price $54.95 | About this edition: The title story reveals why an elderly bag lady becomes the center of attention in an Oxford Street store; "The Lonely Road" is the tale of thwarted love in London's East End; "The Willows Wept With Me," "Linda's Revenge," and "The Long Dream" are all examples of how the smooth surface of a buried past can be disrupted by the intrusions of the present.

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Product Description: Susan is a London slum child, brought up in an East End orphanage. Rebelling against its rigid rules, she runs away to Soho and is adopted by a group of prostitutes. Soon, she too is earning her living "on the game." When Billy "Apples" Rafferty, a Cockney villain with a heart of gold, becomes her protector, Sue swears to give up her racy life...read more

Paperback:

9781444767315 | Reprint edition (Hodder & Stoughton, July 1, 2013), cover price $13.99 | About this edition: Susan is a London slum child, brought up in an East End orphanage.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780816196623 | Unabridged edition (Chivers Audio Books, July 1, 1987), cover price $44.95 | About this edition: Susan is a London slum child, brought up in an East End orphanage.

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From the author of EVE'S APPLES, a classic tale of growing up in the Dickensian, harsh world of Victorian England. In gloomy, nineteenth century London, artistic Owen Oliver left his lodgings and didn't stop until he reached Kent

Hardcover:

9780708985960 | Large print edition (Charnwood Pub, December 1, 1991), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: From the author of EVE'S APPLES, a classic tale of growing up in the Dickensian, harsh world of Victorian England.

Paperback:

9781444767438 | Hodder & Stoughton, July 1, 2013, cover price $13.99

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Product Description: 'Lena Kennedy is a natural storyteller...Dickensian energy, a huge range of vivid characters, and clear delight in telling us about them.' - DAILY TELEGRAPH. Living in poverty in the Kentish marshes, young Kate dreams of a life of riches in the castle that towers over her village...read more

Hardcover:

9780708988503 | Large print edition (Ulverscroft Large Print Books, January 1, 1996), cover price $27.99 | About this edition: 'Lena Kennedy is a natural storyteller.

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Product Description: Warm-hearted and willful, her temper as fiery as her beautiful auburn hair, Lady Penelope is a romantic heroine whose impulsive nature makes her as many enemies as her vivacious, flame-haired beauty wins her admirers. Caught up in the dangerous intrigues of Queen Elizabeth's court, forced to marry a wealthy but repulsive nobleman, she pours all her passion into her children ...read more

Paperback:

9780708825693 | Gardners Books, November 1, 1990, cover price $6.75 | About this edition: Warm-hearted and willful, her temper as fiery as her beautiful auburn hair, Lady Penelope is a romantic heroine whose impulsive nature makes her as many enemies as her vivacious, flame-haired beauty wins her admirers.

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Product Description: A novel by the author of "Kate of Clyve Shore", "Owen Oliver", "The Dandelion Seed", "The Inn on the Marsh", "Lady Penelope", and "Down in our Street".

Paperback:

9780708830338 | Gardners Books, October 1, 1990, cover price $6.60 | About this edition: A novel by the author of "Kate of Clyve Shore", "Owen Oliver", "The Dandelion Seed", "The Inn on the Marsh", "Lady Penelope", and "Down in our Street".

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Product Description: Golden-haired, sunny-natured Amy is the apple of her mother's eye, youngest and dearest of Annie Flanagan's lively brood of thirteen. With the outbreak of World War II the Flanagan family is sundered, shaken from their crowded nest in London's East End...read more

Hardcover:

9780708984345 | Large print edition (Ulverscroft Large Print Books, October 1, 1987), cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Golden-haired, sunny-natured Amy is the apple of her mother's eye, youngest and dearest of Annie Flanagan's lively brood of thirteen.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780745160894 | Unabridged edition (Chivers Audio Books, September 1, 1987), cover price $64.95

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Kitty survives her mother's early death, her husband's philandering, the loss of a child, and the privations of World War II to finally achieve her childhood ambition

Paperback:

9780671425586 | Pocket Books, October 1, 1981, cover price $2.95 | About this edition: Kitty survives her mother's early death, her husband's philandering, the loss of a child, and the privations of World War II to finally achieve her childhood ambition

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