The scarlet sisters : my nanna's story of secrets and heartache on the banks of the River Thames
Batten, Helen2015
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When Helen Batten's marriage breaks down, she starts on a journey of discovery into her family's past and the mysteries surrounding her enigmatic nanna's early life. What she unearths is a tale of five feisty red heads struggling to climb out of poverty and find love through two world wars. It's a story full of surprises and scandal - a death in a workhouse, a son kept in a box, a shameful war record, a clandestine marriage and young, tragic deaths. But Helen also finds love, resilience and hope - crazy wagers, late night Charlestons and stolen kisses. As she unravels the story of Nanna and her scarlet sisters, Helen starts to break the spell of the past, and sees a way she might herself find love again.
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London : Ebury Press, 2015.
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368 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9780091959692 (pbk)
Dewey class:
942.1'082'0922BBATB/BAT
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English
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BRN:
2150285
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