Maggie: A beautiful and moving tale of perseverance in the face of adversity

by Lena Kennedy

Overview

Four decades. Four generations. One World War.

Raised in Stepney, the heart of London's East End, Maggie Riley is the only child of an Irish widower. When she becomes pregnant at the age of fifteen she is delighted, for it means she has captured her beloved Jim Burns.

But life is a constant struggle - to bring up her four sons, to cope with a part-time husband, to 'better herself'. And that struggle is set against critical events of the era: the Depression, the Blackshirt marches, the devastation of World War II and its aftermath.

Rejoice in Maggie's triumphs and feel the sorrow of her tragedies with this beautiful and moving tale of perseverance against all odds.

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What readers are saying about MAGGIE

'A brilliant novel' - 5 STARS

'A fascinating story' - 5 STARS

'I loved the whole story' - 5 STARS

'Just wonderful!' - 5 STARS

'An amazing read' - 5 STARS

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781444767209
Publisher:	Hodder & Stoughton, Ltd.
Publication date:	04/25/2013
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	215,029
File size:	497 KB

About the Author

Lena Kennedy lived all her life in the East End of London and wrote with great energy about the people and times she knew there. She was 67 before her first novel, MAGGIE, was accepted for publication. Since then her bestselling novels have shown her to be among the finest and best loved of contemporary novelists. She died in August 1986.

Editorial Reviews

A remarkable story and a remarkable book—Daily Express

So real it feels as if someone you love is telling her own story—Sun

A story-telling tour de force. Sentimental, romantic and very saleable, this will appeal to every reader who adored The Thorn Birds—Publishers Weekly

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