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The ha'penny place / Gemma Jackson.

By: Jackson, Gemma.
Series: Jackson, Gemma, Ivy Rose: 3.Publisher: Magna, 2020Edition: Large print edition.Description: 426 p. (large print) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780750547581; 0750547588.Subject(s): Women market traders -- Fiction | Working class -- Fiction | Dublin (Ireland) -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- FictionGenre/Form: Domestic fiction | Large type books.Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: Ivy Rose Murphy has come up in the world. She still begs for discards from the homes of the wealthy which lie only a stone's throw from The Lane, the poverty-ridden tenements where she lives. These discards she repairs and sells around the Dublin markets. But she is fast turning herself into 'Miss Ivy Rose', successful businesswoman. With her talent for needlework, she has begun to supply an upmarket shop in Grafton Street with beautifully-dressed dolls. Then Ivy's wealthy friend with her beloved camera spends a day at the airport photographing planes. Little does she know that her visit can destroy all Ivy's hopes for the future.
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Adult book St Helens Library Large Print Issued 23/05/2024 38055013137286
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Ivy Rose Murphy has come up in the world. She still begs for discards from the homes of the wealthy which lie only a stone's throw from The Lane, the poverty-ridden tenements where she lives. These discards she repairs and sells around the Dublin markets. But she is fast turning herself into 'Miss Ivy Rose', successful businesswoman. With her talent for needlework, she has begun to supply an upmarket shop in Grafton Street with beautifully-dressed dolls. Then Ivy's wealthy friend with her beloved camera spends a day at the airport photographing planes. Little does she know that her visit can destroy all Ivy's hopes for the future.

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