The Price Of Freedom
By: Mary Jane Staples
South London in the 1930s ...and Mrs Hilda Jones is fed up with her dull husband. She thought marrying would liven him up, but after twenty-five years he's just as boring as the day she married him , and now she wants to lead her own life. Her newly-married daughter, Olive, is shocked, but Hilda is adamant.
Meanwhile, a heavy East End gang has moved into the area from Shoreditch, and has established a lucrative protection racket, bringing drama and anxiety to this closely-knit neighbourhood....
Book Details
- Author: Mary Jane Staples
- Language: English
- Published on: 2007
- Publisher: Corgi
- ISBN10: 0552155578
- ISBN13: 9780552155571
- Age Group: 14 and above