Susan
A gripping tale of grit and fortitude that exposes the seedy underbelly of London's East End
Published on 4. July 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-4447-6731-5 (ISBN)
Description
Susan is a London slum child. Constricted by the rigid rules of the East End orphanage she is brought up in, she escapes to dazzling streets of Soho where she is adopted by a group of prostitutes. Soon enough, she too is earning her living 'on the game'.
When Billy 'Apples' Rafferty, a Cockney villain with a heart of gold, becomes her protector, Sue swears to give up her racy life. But when Billy is sent to prison, she soon breaks her promise and her earthy beauty makes her one of Soho's most popular hostesses.
When a lucky encounter secures Susan a respectable job as a manageress of a small hotel in Devon, things finally seem to be going her way. But then her past catches up with her . . .
When Billy 'Apples' Rafferty, a Cockney villain with a heart of gold, becomes her protector, Sue swears to give up her racy life. But when Billy is sent to prison, she soon breaks her promise and her earthy beauty makes her one of Soho's most popular hostesses.
When a lucky encounter secures Susan a respectable job as a manageress of a small hotel in Devon, things finally seem to be going her way. But then her past catches up with her . . .
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton
Product notice
Paperback (UK-A)
Illustrations
none
Dimensions
Height: 175 mm
Width: 112 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
136 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4447-6731-5 (9781444767315)
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Lena Kennedy
Susan
A gripping tale of grit and fortitude that exposes the seedy underbelly of London's East End
E-Book
04/2013
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
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Person
Lena Kennedy lived all her life in the East End of London and wrote with great energy about the people and times she knew there. She was 67 before her first novel, MAGGIE, was accepted for publication. Since then her bestselling novels have shown her to be among the finest and best loved of contemporary novelists. She died in August 1986.