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Skinny Lizzie- South London 1932. Times are hard for young Lizzie Collins and her family. With their father dead, they scrimp and save just to get by. But the family is blessed with the indomitable Cockney spirit, especially the physically frail but strong willed, intelligent Lizzie. It is only her strong instinct for survival that sees Lizzie through the snobbish school where she wins a scholarship, through the life threating horrors of consumption and the fear of impending war. After school, and through much hard work, Lizzie saves enough to invest in a property. Happily, she marries Charlie Wilson and relishes the prospect of a secure future with her family. But Charlie has other ideas. Ideas that take Lizzie to a lonely life in Devon, to the challenges of a new career, and away from her beloved London.
Second Chance- The first chance came in 1945. Barbara Hamlin thought she was doing the right thing when she ran away to marry her sweetheart, ignoring her parents' disapproval for the sake of love. But the absence of her family seems to cast a shadow over the wedding and with her new husband's behaviour, Barbara begins to realise the full scale of her folly. No longer the caring friend and lover, Michael shows an idle drunk and violent side, treating his wife with shocking insensitivity. With the marriage proving to be disastrous, it seems Barbara's chance at happiness has come and gone.
Two books in one. Hardcover Ed with Dust Jacket. They are standalone stories.
Skinny Lizzie 1997, Second Chance 1995.
Book Genre:
Historical Fiction
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