Rough Justice: a compelling saga about life in the East End during the Second World War from the bestselling author Gilda O’Neill - Softcover

O'Neill, Gilda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099492296 ISBN 13: 9780099492290

Publisher: Arrow, 2008

Synopsis

The Flanagans, the Tanners and the Lovells all live on the top floor of the Turnbury Buildings - a crumbling Victorian tenement in the heart of London's East End.

Nell Flanagan is a decent, hardworking woman, married to Stephen, a tough, heavy-drinking brute of a man, who works as a casual in the docks - when there's work available. Nell has hidden the abuse she has suffered at his hands from her young children, although most of the neighbours realise what's going on.

The Tanners think she must be asking for it, but Martin Lovell has always admired Nell. When he sees Stephen actually attacking Nell, he can stand back no longer, but his actions have repercussions for all the families...

Set in 1936 against a backdrop of civil war in Spain, the threat of fascism in western Europe, and the privations of the Depression at home, Rough Justice is the first novel in a dramatic new series about the lives, loves and losses, the fears, hopes and desires, the failures and triumphs of the families who live and work in and around Turnbury Buildings.

About this title

Review:

"If you enjoy a good saga, Rough Justice is a strong beginning to a promising series" (First magazine)

From the Publisher:

A compelling new series about life in the East End during the Second World War from the author of the bestselling My East End

About this edition

• Publisher: Arrow
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0099492296
• ISBN 13: 9780099492290
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 432