Rough Justice: a compelling saga about life in the East End during the Second World War from the bestselling author Gilda O’Neill

Rough Justice: a compelling saga about life in the East End during the Second World War from the bestselling author Gilda O’Neill

by Gilda O ' Neill (Author)

Synopsis

The Flanagans, the Tanners and the Lovells all live on the top floor of the Turnbury Buildings - a crumbling Victorian tenement in the heart of London's East End. Nell Flanagan is a decent, hardworking woman, married to Stephen, a tough, heavy-drinking brute of a man, who works as a casual in the docks - when there's work available. Nell has hidden the abuse she has suffered at his hands from her young children, although most of the neighbours realise what's going on. The Tanners think she must be asking for it, but Martin Lovell has always admired Nell. When he sees Stephen actually attacking Nell, he can stand back no longer, but his actions have repercussions for all the families... Set in 1936 against a backdrop of civil war in Spain, the threat of fascism in western Europe, and the privations of the Depression at home, Rough Justice is the first novel in a dramatic new series about the lives, loves and losses, the fears, hopes and desires, the failures and triumphs of the families who live and work in and around Turnbury Buildings.

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Format: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 432
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Arrow
Published: 17 Jan 2008

ISBN 10: 0099492296
ISBN 13: 9780099492290
Book Overview: A compelling new series about life in the East End during the Second World War from the bestselling author of My East End and Our Street

Media Reviews
If you enjoy a good saga, Rough Justice is a strong beginning to a promising series * First magazine *
Author Bio
Gilda O'Neill was born and brought up in the East End and continued to live and write there with her husband and family. She left school at fifteen but returned to education as a mature student. Rough Justice is her tenth novel. She has also had six non-fiction books published including the highly-acclaimed Sunday Times bestsellers, My East End and Our Street. Sadly she died on 24 September 2010 after a short illness.