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Stray angel / Kay Brellend.
By: Brellend, Kay.
Series: Brellend, Kay. Workhouse to war: 2.Publisher: Leicester : Thorpe, Magna, 2022Description: 396 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780750549356.Subject(s): Family secrets -- Fiction | Workhouses -- Fiction | Poor -- Fiction | London (England) -- Fiction | Great Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910 -- FictionGenre/Form: Domestic fiction. | Large type books.Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: East London, 1915. While the man she loves is away fighting, Lily Larkin wakes up at dawn to carry crates of apples to the market stall. Left in charge of Greg's warehouse, she has blossomed from a street urchin into a shrewd tradeswoman. But the market is a man's world and she attracts some unwanted visitors, including Greg's old rival Scully. Luckily, Lily recruits her old friends, Margie and Fanny, as helping hands. But Lily has one trouble she must keep secret: before dying, her mother gave birth to a child who was spirited away. Searching every corner of the city to find her long-lost sister, Lily soon discovers there is a world of wickedness within London's poorest alleys.| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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| Adult book | Chester Lane Library Large Print | Available | 38055013153861 | ||||
| Adult book | Chester Lane Library Large Print | Issued | 07/05/2024 | 38055013153879 |
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East London, 1915. While the man she loves is away fighting, Lily Larkin wakes up at dawn to carry crates of apples to the market stall. Left in charge of Greg's warehouse, she has blossomed from a street urchin into a shrewd tradeswoman. But the market is a man's world and she attracts some unwanted visitors, including Greg's old rival Scully. Luckily, Lily recruits her old friends, Margie and Fanny, as helping hands. But Lily has one trouble she must keep secret: before dying, her mother gave birth to a child who was spirited away. Searching every corner of the city to find her long-lost sister, Lily soon discovers there is a world of wickedness within London's poorest alleys.
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