Name: The Stepney Doorstep Society: The Remarkable True Story of the Women who Ruled the East end Through war and Peace (Ladybird Readers)
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Author: Kate Thompson
ISBN: 9780718189860

portada The Stepney Doorstep Society: The Remarkable True Story of the Women who Ruled the East end Through war and Peace (Ladybird Readers)

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Physical Book

Publisher

Michael Joseph

Author

Kate Thompson

Year

2019

Language

English

Pages

336

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9780718189860

Synopsis "The Stepney Doorstep Society: The Remarkable True Story of the Women who Ruled the East end Through war and Peace (Ladybird Readers)"

The unsung and remarkable stories of the women who held London's East End together during not one, but two world wars. Meet Minksy, Gladys, Beatty, Joan, Girl Walker . . . While the men were at war, these women ruled the streets of the East End. Brought up with firm hand in the steaming slums and teeming tenements, they struggled against poverty to survive, and fought for their community in our country's darkest hours.But there was also joy to be found. From Stepney to Bethnal Green, Whitechapel to Shoreditch, the streets were alive with peddlers and market stalls hawking their wares, children skipping across dusty hopscotch pitches, the hiss of a gas lamp or the smell of oxtail stew. You need only walk a few steps for a smile from a neighbour or a strong cup of tea.From taking over the London Underground, standing up to the Kray twins and crawling out of bombsites, The Stepney Doorstep Society tells the vivid and moving stories of the matriarchs who remain the backbone of the East End to this day.____________'An importance glimpse into a vanishing world' Sunday Express'Inspiring tales of courage in the face of hardship' Mail on Sunday 'Crammed full of fascinating stories' BBC 2 Steve Wright

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