A rags-to-riches story with a delightfully original spin, Not All Tarts Are Apple is narrated by seven-year-old Rosie who grows up in a cafe in 1950s Soho, watched over by her eagle-eyed Auntie Maggie and Uncle Bert, and visited on occasions by her mother, the mysterious, and often drunk, Perfumed Lady. But it soon transpires that the Perfumed Lady's family - landed gentry who hail from a country estate near Bath - are desperate to get their hands on Rosie, and will stop at nothing - even kidnap - to acquire her. Not All Tarts Are Apple is peopled with a wonderful cast of eccentric subsidiary characters - Great Aunt Dodie, Madame Zelda and Paulette, Sharky, the Campini Family who run an Italian delicatessan in Old Compton Street, and Maltese Joe - all of whom live in a Soho so atmospherically evoked that you can smell and taste it.

A wonderfully warm and charming London saga, set in the Soho of the 1950s. If you like Donna Douglas and Nancy Revell, you'll love this!

"She brings the East End to life..." - Barbara Windsor

"A poignant story with a strong authentic backdrop..."-Woman & Home
"I enjoyed this book so much and would recommend it to anyone..." -- ***** Reader review
"Great fun to read, amusing..." -- ***** Reader review

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WINNER OF THE HARRY BOWLING PRIZE FOR FICTION.


WHAT IF EVERYTHING YOU KNEW COULD BE TAKEN FROM YOU IN A FLASH?


Rosie
has always lived with her eagle-eyed Auntie Maggie and Uncle Bert in their café in Soho, often visited by her mother - the mysterious, and often drunk, Perfumed Lady. Yet, her mother's family - landed gentry who hail from a country estate near Bath - are desperate to get their hands on Sophie and will stop at nothing - even kidnap- to get her...

Will Rosie have to leave the Soho and the neighbours she knows and loves - Great Aunt Dodie, Madame Zelda and Paulette, Sharky, Maltese Joe and the Campini Family who run the delicatessen in Old Compton Street - for good?

Rosie's story continues in The Widow Ginger.



Vorwort
Hugely appealing London saga, set in the Soho of the 1950s.

Autorentext

Pip Granger

Titel
Not All Tarts Are Apple
Untertitel
A perfectly feel-good comic saga from the East End
EAN
9781446437940
ISBN
978-1-4464-3794-0
Format
E-Book (epub)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
11.01.2011
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
0.28 MB
Anzahl Seiten
336
Jahr
2011
Untertitel
Englisch
Features
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