73 Dove Street by Julie Owen Moylan Paperback Book 9781405949446

Soho London 1958 Three women One boarding house A secret that could shatter everything Gripping Julie Owen Moylan vividly recreates drab grey postwar London and her characters are convincing to the end THE TIMES BEST NEW HISTORICAL FICTION Psychologically astute and emotionally absorbing this is a heartfelt read DAILY MAIL Emotional immersive and utterly absorbing JENNIFER SAINT West London 1958 73 Dove Street is a shabby house in a shabby street But this boarding houses attic room suits newcomer Edie Budd very well Its somewhere to hide Tommie on the second floor is up in Soho every night Theres a man shes pursuing whether he wants her or not Landlady Phyllis has thrown out her cheating husband Shes burned his belongings in the street Sometimes theres no going back Three survivors living under one roof Each alone nursing their secret hurts and hopes Because opening your heart could save or destroy youA wonderfully evocative immersive novel that brings 50s London to life from the smog and the nightlife to attitudes towards women a vivid absorbing and ultimately uplifting read SUNDAY EXPRESS The sense of time and place is beautifully evocative Its about pride and shame and...