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The Bermondsey Bookshop

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'Happiness had never been something she'd looked for. A quiet day with no insults or wallops, that was the best she could imagine.'London, 1920sKate Goss lives in a freezing cold garret, bullied by her aunt and cousins. She dreams of being rescued by her handsome father. No one knows where he is, or what he is doing, just that he is sure to come back a rich man.By the time Kate is seventeen, she ... Read more

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'Happiness had never been something she'd looked for. A quiet day with no insults or wallops, that was the best she could imagine.'London, 1920sKate Goss lives in a freezing cold garret, bullied by her aunt and cousins. She dreams of being rescued by her handsome father. No one knows where he is, or what he is doing, just that he is sure to come back a rich man.By the time Kate is seventeen, she
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A Sister's Struggle

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The heartfelt new saga from Mary Gibson, bestselling author of Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts.London, 1935.Ruby is always hungry, but she will go without if it means her young brothers can eat.1930s Bermondsey might be called the larder of London, with its pie, pickle and jam factories, but for the poor working classes, starvation is a heartbeat away.When Ruby's neighbour suggests she go to the ... Read more

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The heartfelt new saga from Mary Gibson, bestselling author of Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts.London, 1935.Ruby is always hungry, but she will go without if it means her young brothers can eat.1930s Bermondsey might be called the larder of London, with its pie, pickle and jam factories, but for the poor working classes, starvation is a heartbeat away.When Ruby's neighbour suggests she go to the
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Hattie's Home

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A passionate and heartwarming saga from the bestselling author of CUSTARD TARTS AND BROKEN HEARTS.January 1947.The war is over. But London is still a wasteland.After eight years in the ATS, Hattie Wright returns to a Bermondsey she doesn't recognise. With so few jobs, she reluctantly takes work at the Alaska fur factory – a place rife with petty rivalries that she vowed never... ... Read more

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A passionate and heartwarming saga from the bestselling author of CUSTARD TARTS AND BROKEN HEARTS.January 1947.The war is over. But London is still a wasteland.After eight years in the ATS, Hattie Wright returns to a Bermondsey she doesn't recognise. With so few jobs, she reluctantly takes work at the Alaska fur factory – a place rife with petty rivalries that she vowed never...
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Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts

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Series Book 1 - The Factory Girls
The captivating bestseller about a factory girl in Bermondsey during World War 1.Britain, 1911.Strikes and riots erupt countrywide as the shadow of the Great War looms over Europe. But in one small corner of London, factory girl Nellie Clark's wages are all that keep her younger brothers and sister from starvation.And, as the young women of Pearce Duff's custard factory watch their m... ... Read more

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The captivating bestseller about a factory girl in Bermondsey during World War 1.Britain, 1911.Strikes and riots erupt countrywide as the shadow of the Great War looms over Europe. But in one small corner of London, factory girl Nellie Clark's wages are all that keep her younger brothers and sister from starvation.And, as the young women of Pearce Duff's custard factory watch their m...
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Gunner Girls And Fighter Boys

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Series Book 3 - The Factory Girls
An incredible story of ordinary women living extraordinary lives, from the bestselling author of Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts.London, 1939.As the Blitz hits London, two sisters from Bermondsey find their lives changed beyond all recognition.May is known to her family as the homing pigeon because of her uncanny sense of direction. She will need it when <st... ... Read more

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An incredible story of ordinary women living extraordinary lives, from the bestselling author of Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts.London, 1939.As the Blitz hits London, two sisters from Bermondsey find their lives changed beyond all recognition.May is known to her family as the homing pigeon because of her uncanny sense of direction. She will need it when <st...
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“Hero Strong” and Other Stories

Tales of Girlhood Ambition, Female Masculinity, and Women’s Worldly Achievement in Antebellum America

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A teenaged orphan from Vermont, Mary Gibson burst onto the literary scene during the early 1850s as a star writer, under the pseudonym Winnie Woodfern, for more than half a dozen Boston “story papers,” mass-circulation weekly periodicals that specialized in popular fiction. Although she would soon join such famous woman authors as Fanny Fern and E. D. E. N. Southworth as featured contributors to ... Read more

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A teenaged orphan from Vermont, Mary Gibson burst onto the literary scene during the early 1850s as a star writer, under the pseudonym Winnie Woodfern, for more than half a dozen Boston “story papers,” mass-circulation weekly periodicals that specialized in popular fiction. Although she would soon join such famous woman authors as Fanny Fern and E. D. E. N. Southworth as featured contributors to
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Jam and Roses

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Series Book 2 - The Factory Girls
The poignant and powerful second novel from the bestselling author of Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts.London, 1923.Bermondsey is the larder of London with its bustling docks, spice mill, tannery and factories.Milly Colman knows she's lucky. Working at Southwell's jam factory all week means she can have a pay packet and a laugh with her mates come Saturday. It's a welc... ... Read more

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The poignant and powerful second novel from the bestselling author of Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts.London, 1923.Bermondsey is the larder of London with its bustling docks, spice mill, tannery and factories.Milly Colman knows she's lucky. Working at Southwell's jam factory all week means she can have a pay packet and a laugh with her mates come Saturday. It's a welc...
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Bourbon Creams and Tattered Dreams

by Mary Gibson ...

Series Book 4 - The Factory Girls
From America to Bermondsey, a story of hope, heartbreak and hardship, by the bestselling author of Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts.London, 1930.He promised her the earth. She found herself in hell.Handsome Frank Rossi took Matty Gilbie away from her working class roots in Bermondsey, East London and promised her fame and fortune. In America, the Cockney Canary would become a ... ... Read more

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From America to Bermondsey, a story of hope, heartbreak and hardship, by the bestselling author of Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts.London, 1930.He promised her the earth. She found herself in hell.Handsome Frank Rossi took Matty Gilbie away from her working class roots in Bermondsey, East London and promised her fame and fortune. In America, the Cockney Canary would become a ...
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The Bermondsey Bookshop

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'Happiness had never been something she'd looked for. A quiet day with no insults or wallops, that was the best she could imagine.'Set in 1920s London, this is the inspiring story of Kate Goss's struggle against poverty, hunger and cruel family secrets.Her mother died in a fall, her father has vanished without trace, and now her aunt and cousins treat her viciously. In a freezing, vermin-infested ... Read more

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'Happiness had never been something she'd looked for. A quiet day with no insults or wallops, that was the best she could imagine.'Set in 1920s London, this is the inspiring story of Kate Goss's struggle against poverty, hunger and cruel family secrets.Her mother died in a fall, her father has vanished without trace, and now her aunt and cousins treat her viciously. In a freezing, vermin-infested
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A Sister's Struggle

by Mary Gibson ...

Narrated by Sarah Edwards ...

Unabridged

13 hours 40 min

Bloomsbury presents A Sister's Struggle by Mary Gibson, read by Sarah Edwards.The heartfelt new saga from Mary Gibson, bestselling author of Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts.London, 1935.Ruby is always hungry, but she will go without if it means her young brothers can eat.1930s Bermondsey might be called the larder of London, with its pie, pickle and jam factories, but for the poor working cl... ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents A Sister's Struggle by Mary Gibson, read by Sarah Edwards.The heartfelt new saga from Mary Gibson, bestselling author of Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts.London, 1935.Ruby is always hungry, but she will go without if it means her young brothers can eat.1930s Bermondsey might be called the larder of London, with its pie, pickle and jam factories, but for the poor working cl...
... Read more

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Italian Prisons in the Age of Positivism, 1861-1914

by Mary Gibson ...

Series series History of Crime, Deviance and Punishment
During a period dominated by the biological determinism of Cesare Lombroso, Italy constructed a new prison system that sought to reconcile criminology with nation building and new definitions of citizenship. Italian Prisons in the Age of Positivism, 1861-1914 examines this "second wave" of global prison reform between Italian Unification and World War I, providing fascinating insights into the ... Read more

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During a period dominated by the biological determinism of Cesare Lombroso, Italy constructed a new prison system that sought to reconcile criminology with nation building and new definitions of citizenship. Italian Prisons in the Age of Positivism, 1861-1914 examines this "second wave" of global prison reform between Italian Unification and World War I, providing fascinating insights into the
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Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts

by Mary Gibson ...

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Series Audiobook 1 - The Factory Girls
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Bloomsbury presents Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts by Mary Gibson, read by Sarah Edwards.The captivating bestseller about a factory girl in Bermondsey during World War 1.Britain, 1911.Strikes and riots erupt countrywide as the shadow of the Great War looms over Europe. But in one small corner of London, factory girl Nellie Clark's wages are all that keep her younger brothers and sister from ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts by Mary Gibson, read by Sarah Edwards.The captivating bestseller about a factory girl in Bermondsey during World War 1.Britain, 1911.Strikes and riots erupt countrywide as the shadow of the Great War looms over Europe. But in one small corner of London, factory girl Nellie Clark's wages are all that keep her younger brothers and sister from
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