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Bourbon Creams and Tattered Dreams
Mary Gibson
出版
Bloomsbury Publishing
, 2016-11-01
主題
Fiction / Sagas
Fiction / Historical / 20th Century / World War I
Fiction / Cultural Heritage
Fiction / Women
Fiction / Historical / General
ISBN
1784973327
9781784973322
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=s7GfEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
From America to Bermondsey, a story of hope, heartbreak and hardship, by the bestselling author of
Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts
.
London, 1930.
He promised her the earth. She found herself in hell.
Handsome Frank Rossi
took
Matty Gilbie
away from her working class roots in
Bermondsey
, East London and
promised her fame and fortune
. In America, the Cockney Canary would become a
movie star
. As his wife, she would be half of a power couple, fêted and
adored by all
. But the
Wall Street Crash
of 1929 puts paid to all that, and as Frank becomes more violent and unstable,
Matty flees in the dead of night.
Once home in Bermondsey, she goes into
hiding
and starts desperately looking for work. But only
Peak Freans, the hated biscuit factory
, is hiring staff. Then,
as a secret from her past comes back to haunt her
, Matty learns that Frank is on the move, determined to find her and get her back.
PRAISE FOR
BOURBON CREAMS AND TATTERED DREAMS
:
'This book
should not be missed
. I cannot recommend it highly enough'
Mrs H, Amazon reviewer
.
'
I LOVED this book.
So much detail that
I felt I was there.
Great characters and so emotional'
Oriette, Amazon reviewer
.
'
Amazing, heartfelt and moving
'
23reviewstreet
.
'This book is filled with love, laughter and hope, and while the characters do have their share of misfortunes and tragedies, what comes across in Gibson's writing is something that is sadly missing in today's modern, fast paced world – Community'
Andrea Pryke, Amazon reviewer
.
'The
fascinating history
combined with a story about
real people
with
real problems
and a
lovely romantic ending
made me fall in love with this book. I highly recommend this
heartwarming story
, it has a lot of charm and character'
Suze Alexander, Amazon reviewer
.