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A promise between friends / Carol Rivers ; read by Annie Aldington.
By: Rivers, Carol.
Contributor(s): Aldington, Annie.
Publisher: Long Preston : Magna, 2018Description: 9 sound discs (CD) (ca. 9 hr. 30 min.) : digital ; 12 cm.Content type: spoken word Media type: audio Carrier type: audio discISBN: 9781785027130; 1785027131.Subject(s): Young women -- Fiction | Female friendship -- Fiction | Roommates -- Fiction | Man-woman relationships -- Fiction | London (England) -- History -- 1951- -- FictionGenre/Form: Domestic fiction. | Audiobooks.Online resources: Click here to access online Read by Annie Aldington.Summary: 1953: Pretty, ambitious, 19-year-old Ruby Payne and her lifelong friend Kath Rigler are eager to enjoy their post-war independence. Moving to the East End of London is a chance to break free for them both: Kath from her abusive family and Ruby to escape the unhappy memories of her brother's suicide. Ruby finds work at a fashionable new dog grooming parlour close by. Kath isn't quite so lucky and gets a tough factory job. But then Ruby meets handsome, charming Nick Brandon - and ignores the warnings from those around her that he is trouble. Ruby wants a glamorous life - but it will come at a high cost.| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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| Audiobooks | Chester Lane Library Talking Book | Available | 38055013046545 |
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Complete and unabridged.
Story Sound CD.
Read by Annie Aldington.
1953: Pretty, ambitious, 19-year-old Ruby Payne and her lifelong friend Kath Rigler are eager to enjoy their post-war independence. Moving to the East End of London is a chance to break free for them both: Kath from her abusive family and Ruby to escape the unhappy memories of her brother's suicide. Ruby finds work at a fashionable new dog grooming parlour close by. Kath isn't quite so lucky and gets a tough factory job. But then Ruby meets handsome, charming Nick Brandon - and ignores the warnings from those around her that he is trouble. Ruby wants a glamorous life - but it will come at a high cost.
Adult.