An early 20th century story about a factory girl who struggled to keep her family intact.
I think this is my first Mary Gibson book. The harsh realities of being poor with an abusive father to boot. How they survived, find it out here.
This has been in my shelf for a couple of years now but it’s only lately that I got to read it. Though I have always been partial to historical fiction, I kept postponing reading it but I am glad I finally picked it up. This is my 126th read on Goodreads Reading Challenge this year.
I just started with another book by Jenny Colgan entitled The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris. I love books with various recipes inside. I enjoyed her previous books about baking. I love the sound of food that is why I am looking for another Ruth Reichl book. The latter is an American chef and food writer.
What are you reading?
When I was young, we lived close to the large Hartley’s Jam Factory, in south London. You could smell the sweet fruity aromas coming from there all around the area. Many of my parents’ friends worked there, and we always had lots of cheap jam, sold at a discount to the staff.
It was later converted into smart apartments.
http://www.exploringsouthwark.co.uk/hartleys-jam-factory/4590035602
Best wishes, Pete.
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Hartley’s Jam Factory was mentioned in the story several times Pete.
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I guessed it might be. A shame that all the people I knew from there are long gone. I think they might have enjoyed that book. 🙂
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Bermondsey was the name of the place where the story was set. It is nice to read about the old London, how life was and everything.
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That’s where I was born, and where we lived until I was 15. 🙂
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Oh really, wow! How nice that I have found a book about your birthplace Pete. Are there still factories there now?
Hopping at Kent was mentioned too. I was curious about how it is done so I watched some videos on YouTube.
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My Mum used to go hopping. The place is now a museum and country park.
https://thehopfarm.co.uk/
No factories left in Bermondsey now, since it has become ‘trendy’. 🙂
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I like the old London as it was depicted in the book, how neighbors helped each other in the story.
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That was how it was. Also families lived close together. We had us, my grandparents, an uncle, and two aunts. All of us in different houses, in the same street. 🙂
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Filipino families live like that in the provinces, close together. Here in Metro Manila, sometimes you don’t even know the names of your neighbors.
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I’m going to have to add this to my list! I’m reading Love, Skip, Jump by Shelene Bryan right now. It’s interesting to see her being pulled out of her comfort zone of posh California living to Uganda helping children.
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That looks like a good story too Michelle.
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I’m reading the last of the Mitford series by Jan Karon. The stories takes place in a mythical town in the mountains of North Carolina, rather like where I live. This book was published a year ago, and I’ve just now gotten it.
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Would love to read that too one of these days Anne. Were you able to read her earlier books? I love Christian fiction.
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I’ve read them all. If I had nothing to do, I’d read them again, starting at the beginning. I love the way she handles the Southern accent and wonder if she did it that way in the first books.
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I hope I could copies of her books here.
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I hope you can.
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Thanks Anne 🙂
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I just read a Colgan book too. I sure enjoy her. I am about to read the newest book by Kate Morton who I love.
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Wow, which book of Colgan did you just read Elizabeth?
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The Endless Beach.
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I haven’t read that yet but I lave a lot of books by Jenny Colgan. I love the way she writes. Thanks 🙂
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