The Price Of Freedom

Oct 26, 2024 8:29 AM

Author: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.

Reviews

A heartwarming story of love and loss

—— Women's Weekly

Few writers have a fan base as wide and varied as Katie Flynn and devotees won't be disappointed

—— Scottish Daily Record

One of the best Liverpool writers

—— Liverpool Echo

Arrow's best and biggest saga author. She's good.

—— Bookseller

Katie Flynn's series of Liverpool novels have, rightly, been much acclaimed for the vividness of her settings and delicate brushstrokes of her characters.

—— Choice Magazine

A magnificent and evocative tale that shows why she is one of the country's most popular storytellers

—— Scottish Daily Record

You won't be able to put this down until you have read every word

—— No 1

This heart-warming book really captures the post-war era and the various twists and turns in the plot make this tale a real page-turner of a Christmas story.

—— No.1 Magazine

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