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East End Angel

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

East End Angel

Contributors:

By (Author) Kay Brellend

ISBN:

9780007464197

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers

Imprint:

HarperCollins

Publication Date:

24th February 2014

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Dewey:

823.92

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

400

Dimensions:

Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 26mm

Weight:

320g

Description

Two sisters living in Londons tough East End will Jennifer and Kathy be tough enough to survive
Katherine and Jennifer Finch are like chalk and cheese: Katherine is a midwife, dedicating her life to helping others and Jennifer is a prostitute.

Leaving home age 15, Jennifer must learn to live on her wits in Londons notorious East End. Soon, however, she is battling drink and drugs, and is pregnant with a child. Her labour is nearly fatal, but her sister steps in to save the day.

Kathy continues to tend to the poor of the East End and help her sister and she of all people knows that the society that Jennifer keeps is damaging her. Despite her best intentions, however, she begins to fall for an East End wide boy. She knows that he is no good, but her heart will not listen to her head and whats more, he has promised to change

Reviews

Praise for Kay Brellend from five-star reviews on
Amazon.co.uk:

Brilliant read! Really takes you through a journey of hardship love hate etc. Was gripped from beginning to end!!!
By Woo

This book was excellent, I didn't want it to end. Reading it made me feel like I was living in the era the book was set in.
By Amanda Bicknell

What a wonderful readhaving been born near this area l could see the places and people as described, could not wait to read a few more chapters each night but was so sad when l finished it.
By LondonSue

loved this book the sort you pickup and cant put back down, the setting and characters really come to life, it's as if you can see it and breath it. Wonderful.
By K

Author Bio

Kay Brellend, the third of six children, was born in North London but now lives in Hertfordshire. Under a pseudonym she has written sixteen historical novels published in England and North America. The Campbell Road novels are inspired by her grandmothers reminiscences about her early life growing up in Islington.

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