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The Holy City

The Holy City

by Meg Henderson (Author)

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    Paperback 2010

    $4.41

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    Paperback 1998

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    Hardcover 1997

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Synopsis

Tells the story of Marion McLeod, the daughter of a riveter, who has been brought up in the Clydebank tenements and brings the horror and pain of these wartime experiences vividly to life as she loses her entire family in the Blitz.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 256
 Publisher: Black & White Publishing
Published: 18 Mar 2010
ISBN 10: 1845022858
ISBN 13: 9781845022853

Media Reviews
'The Holy City is a novel about growing up in a close-knit blue-collar community from the Twenties up to the present day... showing the true meaning of community with convincing, colourful characters.' Scotland on Sunday 'A hugely absorbing story.' Observer '[Henderson] mingles fact and fiction to moving effect - her account of the Blitz on Clydebank and its aftermath is harrowing.' The Times
Author Bio
Meg Henderson was born in Glasgow, spending part of her childhood on the outskirts of Clydebank. She is a journalist and the author of several books, including Finding Peggy, Chasing Angels and A Scent of Bluebells.