The Rag and Bone Girl

Maggie Ford

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Ebury Press
30 April 2020

Sagas; Historical fiction

A captivating family saga set in London's East End, perfect for fans of Maggie Hope and Dilly Court.

What will she sacrifice for love?

Growing up in London's East End with six siblings, Nora Taylor has always been close to her younger sister Maggie. But when she meets Maggie's fiance Robert, they are immediately drawn to each other. Forced to choose between her family and her heart, Nora decides to marry the man she loves - even if it means losing her sister.

When the First World War breaks out, Nora must fight to hold her family together through the challenges and tragedies to come. As her children grow up they embark on their own adventures, but another war will threaten all their hopes for the future. Can this broken family survive the dark days of wartime?

A sweeping saga charting one family's fortunes through the First and Second World War and beyond, perfect for fans of Maggie Hope and Dilly Court.

By: Maggie Ford
Imprint: Ebury Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 239g
ISBN: 9781529105575
ISBN 10: 1529105579
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 30 April 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Maggie was born in the East End of London but at the age of six she moved to Essex, where she has lived ever since. After the death of her first husband, when she was only twenty-six, she went to work as a legal secretary until she remarried in 1968. She has a son and two daughters, all married; her second husband died in 1984. She has been writing short stories since the early 1970s.

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