Jam and Roses
1st Edition
Published on 1. November 2014
448 pages
978-1-78185-590-4 (ISBN)
Description
The poignant and powerful second novel from the bestselling author of Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts.
London, 1923.
Bermondsey is the larder of London with its bustling docks, spice mill, tannery and factories.
Milly Colman knows she's lucky. Working at Southwell's jam factory all week means she can have a pay packet and a laugh with her mates come Saturday. It's a welcome escape from home, where Milly must protect her mother and sisters from her father's violent temper.
When autumn comes, hop-picking in Kent gives all the Colman women a longed-for respite. But it is there, on one golden September night, that Milly makes the mistake of her life and finds her courage and strength tested as never before.
PRAISE FOR JAM AND ROSES:
'This book is raw and powerful and a fabulous read. This is where girl power came from; women like Milly and her family, girls who did not even have the vote at this time. This book is also a history lesson, telling the story of the general strike' Mrs H, Amazon reviewer.
'Well written, with pace, engaging characters, a good narrative and some suspense. A real authentic tone, too: the central characters reminded me of the formidable spirit of my mother/grandmothers who lived through, and survived, these demanding times' Fredmart, Amazon reviewer.
'A fantastic read! I was hooked from the first paragraph, Mary Gibson is a fabulous and talented writer. A book you can't put down but, yet you want to find out the ending without wanting the book to finish. Well done and thank you. Can't wait to read the next book' Michelle Thompson, Amazon reviewer.
'If you enjoy post war stories of women's hardship, based in london, then this is the book to read. It kept me enthralled from the start. Highly recommended' Shell R, Amazon reviewer.
'So full of emotion and tragedies, but also humour, happiness, love and hate' Patsy, Amazon reviewer.
London, 1923.
Bermondsey is the larder of London with its bustling docks, spice mill, tannery and factories.
Milly Colman knows she's lucky. Working at Southwell's jam factory all week means she can have a pay packet and a laugh with her mates come Saturday. It's a welcome escape from home, where Milly must protect her mother and sisters from her father's violent temper.
When autumn comes, hop-picking in Kent gives all the Colman women a longed-for respite. But it is there, on one golden September night, that Milly makes the mistake of her life and finds her courage and strength tested as never before.
PRAISE FOR JAM AND ROSES:
'This book is raw and powerful and a fabulous read. This is where girl power came from; women like Milly and her family, girls who did not even have the vote at this time. This book is also a history lesson, telling the story of the general strike' Mrs H, Amazon reviewer.
'Well written, with pace, engaging characters, a good narrative and some suspense. A real authentic tone, too: the central characters reminded me of the formidable spirit of my mother/grandmothers who lived through, and survived, these demanding times' Fredmart, Amazon reviewer.
'A fantastic read! I was hooked from the first paragraph, Mary Gibson is a fabulous and talented writer. A book you can't put down but, yet you want to find out the ending without wanting the book to finish. Well done and thank you. Can't wait to read the next book' Michelle Thompson, Amazon reviewer.
'If you enjoy post war stories of women's hardship, based in london, then this is the book to read. It kept me enthralled from the start. Highly recommended' Shell R, Amazon reviewer.
'So full of emotion and tragedies, but also humour, happiness, love and hate' Patsy, Amazon reviewer.
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1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
ISBN-13
978-1-78185-590-4 (9781781855904)
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Mary Gibson was born and brought up in Bermondsey, south east London, where both her grandmother and mother were factory girls. She is the author of the bestselling Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts, which was selected for World Book Night 2015, and five other novels, Jam and Roses, Gunner Girls and Fighter Boys, Bourbon Creams and Tattered Dreams, Hattie's Home and A Sister's Struggle. marygibsonauthor.co.uk @MaryGibsonBooks
Content
- Intro
- Welcome Page
- Dedication
- Chapter 1: 'We are the Bermondsey Girls!'
- Chapter 2: The Set of Jugs
- Chapter 3: The Letter
- Chapter 4: Home Comforts
- Chapter 5: The Snares of Paradise
- Chapter 6: The Hop Princess
- Chapter 7: A Bloody Good Hiding
- Chapter 8: The Sewing Circle
- Chapter 9: When the Bough Breaks
- Chapter 10: Hop Harvest
- Chapter 11: A Home in the Country
- Chapter 12: Goodbye to Eden
- Chapter 13: Her Solitary Way
- Chapter 14: Turning Tide
- Chapter 15: Safe Haven
- Chapter 16: 'Then Like My Dreams'
- Chapter 17: Withered and Flown
- Chapter 18: Gardens for Everyone
- Chapter 19: A Good Man is Hard to Find
- Chapter 20: The Right Place
- Chapter 21: Stonefield
- Chapter 22: She Didn't Come for Me
- Chapter 23: Run Outs
- Chapter 24: The Joy Slide
- Chapter 25: 'Turn 'em Over'
- Chapter 26: Absent Husbands
- Chapter 27: Tuppence for the Tram
- Chapter 28: The Slut on the Stairs
- Chapter 29: Escape Plans
- Chapter 30: Daughters of the Flood
- Chapter 31: Return of the Dove
- Chapter 32: Sweet Thames Flow Softly
- Chapter 33: Trees of Heaven
- Preview
- Acknowledgements
- About this Book
- Reviews
- About the Author
- Also by this Author
- From the Editor of this Book
- An Invitation from the Publisher
- Copyright
- Contents
