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Diamonds in the Dust: A heart-warming story of family and adversity
By (Author) Beryl Matthews
Allison & Busby
Allison & Busby
27th January 2016
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
320
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
1920, London. Dora Bentley's mother is missing. When the gatekeeper at Grants clothing factory, where her mother works nights, tells Dora he's never heard of a Harriet Bentley, she starts to worry. With the help of a neighbour, Dora and her siblings investigate.
Beryl Matthews was born in London and grew up during the war. After a career in the inspection office of an aircraft factory, Beryl started writing fiction. Her first novel was published when she turned seventy.