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See Out the Crazy Times
Sylvia Hikins
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Winter, 1939. Edna and Lucy, along with new-born babies Jack and Lily, return to London during the war to a world gone mad. Forced to live underground, sleeping on the dark and dingy platforms of the Underground, they emerge each day to be confronted by bombed-out houses, already picked over by looters, spivs, black market traders and swindlers. When the war ends, Lucy, a bright and ambitious woman, seizes the opportunities that their changed society now offers. Meanwhile, Edna remains rooted in the old beliefs of kinship and community. Struggling to overcome the trauma of five years of conflict and ... Read more
Winter, 1939. Edna and Lucy, along with new-born babies Jack and Lily, return to London during the war to a world gone mad. Forced to live underground, sleeping on the dark and dingy platforms of the Underground, they emerge each day to be confronted by bombed-out houses, already picked over by looters, spivs, black market traders and swindlers. When the war ends, Lucy, a bright and ambitious woman, seizes the opportunities that their changed society now offers. Meanwhile, Edna remains rooted in the old beliefs of kinship and community. Struggling to overcome the trauma of five years of conflict and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Troubador Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Market Harborough, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784622831
SKU
V9781784622831
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Ref
99-2
About Sylvia Hikins
Born in London, but now living in Merseyside, Sylvia Hikins is a writer, poet, painter and music maker. A winner of the Waterstones Poetry Prize, Sylvia has appeared widely at literary events, including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Having previously worked on her love of poetry and short stories, See Out the Crazy Times is her first novel.
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