Susan
A gripping tale of grit and fortitude that exposes the seedy underbelly of London's East End
Published on 25. April 2013
272 pages
978-1-4447-6732-2 (ISBN)
Description
She thought she'd escaped her past . . .
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 . . .
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What readers are saying about SUSAN
'This book has everything . . . Thank you, Lena Kennedy, for a great read' - 5 STARS
'I could not put it down, it was such a good read!' - 5 STARS
'Great as always' - 5 STARS
'Lena Kennedy at her best' - 5 STARS
'Loved it from start to finish' - 5 STARS
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 . . .
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What readers are saying about SUSAN
'This book has everything . . . Thank you, Lena Kennedy, for a great read' - 5 STARS
'I could not put it down, it was such a good read!' - 5 STARS
'Great as always' - 5 STARS
'Lena Kennedy at her best' - 5 STARS
'Loved it from start to finish' - 5 STARS
Reviews / Votes
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton General Division (Digital)
Edition type
Digital original
Illustrations
none
File size
0,35 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4447-6732-2 (9781444767322)
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Lena Kennedy
Susan
A gripping tale of grit and fortitude that exposes the seedy underbelly of London's East End
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07/2013
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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.
