A Rare Ruby
- 439pages
- 16 heures de lecture
It's 1919 when Ruby's father returns shell-shocked from the frontlines. Ruby is forced to leave school and work in a local laundry. Her mind is set on her childhood sweetheart and the possibility of romance.
Dee Williams Ordre des livres (chronologique)
Dee Williams est une ardente défenseure de la vie durable et une enseignante dévouée à la promotion des mini-maisons et des pratiques de construction écologique. Par le biais de ses ateliers et en tant que copropriétaire de Portland Alternative Dwellings, elle inspire les autres à adopter une empreinte écologique réduite et à favoriser une plus grande connexion communautaire. Son travail et sa philosophie ont atteint un large public par le biais de divers médias, démontrant sa capacité à influencer les perspectives sur l'habitat et le style de vie. Williams incarne une vision d'avenir où la durabilité, la simplicité et la communauté sont au cœur de notre façon de vivre.
When a naive encounter at a Coronation party leaves sixteen-year-old Janet Slater pregnant there's no question in her scandalised parents' mind of her keeping the baby. Bundled off to a home for unmarried mothers in South London, Janet is about to face the hardest moment of her sheltered life alone. Forced to give her tiny daughter up for adoption, Janet promises her that one day, come what may, she'll find her... In the years that follow it seems, however hard Janet tries, it is a promise that will be impossible to keep. Nonetheless, she builds her life around her secret and Paula, her lost daughter, is never far from her thoughts. And one day, her searching pays off - the road to their longed-for reunion seems clear. But then a new shadow falls across the fragile happiness of both their lives...
Carrie of Culver Road
- 480pages
- 17 heures de lecture
A touching story of a waoman's struggle to create a true home for her young family in the heart of the East End