The price of freedom / Mary Jane Staples.
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TextSeries: Staples, Mary Jane. Adams family ; 31. | The Adams family ; 30Publication details: London : Bantam, 2007Description: 315 pages ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780593058619 (hbk.); 0593058615 (hbk.); 9780552155571 (pbk.); 0552155578 (pbk.)Subject(s): Married women -- Conduct of life -- Fiction | London (England) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction | East End (London, England) -- FictionGenre/Form: Domestic fiction. | Saga -- Fiction. | General fiction. DDC classification: 823.914 Subject: It is South London in the 1930s...and Mrs Hilda Jones is fed up with her dull husband. She thought marrying would liven him up, but after twenty-five years he's just as boring as the day she married him , and now she wants to lead her own life. Her newly-married daughter, Olive, is shocked, but Hilda is adamant. Meanwhile, a heavy East End gang has moved into the area from Shoreditch, and has established a lucrative protection racket, bringing drama and anxiety to this closely-knit neighbourhood.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Fiction Collection | Fiction Collection | STA | 1 | Checked out | 24/08/2022 | T00461535 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
South London in the 1930s. Hilda Jones is fed up with her dull husband. She thought marrying would liven him up, but after 25 years he's just as boring as the day she married him. Meanwhile, a heavy East End gang has moved into the area, and has established a lucrative protection racket.
It is South London in the 1930s...and Mrs Hilda Jones is fed up with her dull husband. She thought marrying would liven him up, but after twenty-five years he's just as boring as the day she married him , and now she wants to lead her own life. Her newly-married daughter, Olive, is shocked, but Hilda is adamant. Meanwhile, a heavy East End gang has moved into the area from Shoreditch, and has established a lucrative protection racket, bringing drama and anxiety to this closely-knit neighbourhood.
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