Synopsis
The author was born in London's East End in 1948 and this is a largely autobiographical novel. A courageous girl grows up in a large and loving working class family of Irish origin, determined to overcome illness. She embarks on a frequently disastrous social whirl in search of a husband.
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A saga, set in London's East End in the 1960s, this novel centres on the Cowley family and, in particular, Marie, the eldest daughter whose childhood and young adulthood are overshadowed by illness.
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Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries
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Vintage/Ebury (A Division of Random House Group), 1990
ISBN 10: 0712636285
ISBN 13: 9780712636285
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