Two sisters living in London’s tough East End … will Jennifer and Kathy be tough enough to survive?Two sisters living in London’s tough East End … will Jennifer and Kathy be tough enough to survive?Katherine and Jennifer Finch are like chalk and cheese: Katherine is a midwife, dedicating her life to helping others – and Jennifer is a prostitute.Leaving home age 15, Jennifer must learn to live on her wits in London’s notorious East End. Soon, however, she is battling drink and drugs, and is pregnant with a child. Her labour is nearly fatal, but her sister steps in to save the day.Kathy continues to tend to the poor of the East End and help her sister – and she of all people knows that the society that Jennifer keeps is damaging her. Despite her best intentions, however, she begins to fall for an East End wide boy. She knows that he is no good, but her heart will not listen to her head – and what’s more, he has promised to change for her …Praise for Kay Brellend from five-star reviews onAmazon.co.uk:Brilliant read! Really takes you through a journey of hardship love hate etc. Was gripped from beginning to end!!!By WooThis book was excellent, I didn't want it to end. Reading it made me feel like I was living in the era the book was set in.By Amanda BicknellWhat a wonderful read…having been born near this area l could see the places and people as described, could not wait to read a few more chapters each night but was so sad when l finished it.By LondonSueloved this book the sort you pickup and can’t put back down, the setting and characters really come to life, it's as if you can see it and breath it. Wonderful.By KKay Brellend, the third of six children, was born in North London but now lives in a Victorian farmhouse in Suffolk. Under a pseudonym she has written sixteen historical novels published in England and North America. This is her first novel set in the twentieth century and was inspired by her grandmother's reminiscences about her early life in Campbell Road, Islington.• An exciting new talent, Kay Brellend has sold through 20k copies of her debut THE STREET• THE STREET reached no. 2 in the Heatseeker chart• For fans of Martina Cole, Josephine Cox and everyone who loves gritty historical fiction• The human stories, intrigue and action of Eastenders, set against the backdrop of London in 1912
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