Anna King

A heartwarming family saga set in London's East End from the 1950s to the 1980s. London's East End in the post-war years is an excitement of bustling streets and playground to the Cowley children. A large and loving family, proud of their Irish ancestry, the Cowleys have made their home there, revelling in the vibrancy and activity of post-war London. All except for Marie, the eldest daughter, confined to bed for long months with an illness that overshadows...

The Inheritance Lands is Anna King's third work of poetry. Following her collection Wilderness, which chronicles a family's attempt to establish peace in a conflicted household, The Inheritance Lands traces the final unravelment of a marriage. As the speaker grapples with the post-divorce landscape, she navigates the aftershock of abandonment, her own undiagnosed anxiety, and a traumatized child with a debilitating eating disorder. Set in the hospitals...

Three children must fend for themselves in Victorian London. But there might be a way out…When fifteen-year-old Maggie, her sister Liz and young brother Charlie find themselves tragically orphaned they know their young lives can never be the same again. And when Liz is taken ill, Maggie has to tend to her, and loses what little work she had. In desperation, she ventures onto the streets, risking her safety and her innocence. A mysterious stranger...

Will true love overcome family loyalty? Ruby Chadwick has only ever known life in London's hardscrabble East End. She spends hours playing happily with her two brothers outside their father's pub. But Ruby's world is turned upside down when a moment of disobedience results in a tragic accident, and she must learn to come to terms with the consequences. When the Chadwick family's circumstances unexpectedly change they relocate to salubrious surroundings...

A tale of frustrated love, passion and anger and in London's East End. Cathy Meadow's return to the East End can only mean one thing: trouble. Barney and Rory have a rivalry that goes back many years; a mutual hatred inflamed by the seductive Cathy. It was she who ended Rory's relationship with the poor but pretty Josie Guntrip, and then broke his heart leaving him for the better-off Barney. Having snagged herself a rich man, no one was expecting...

She loved two men on different sides of the law... Rose Kennedy was lucky to have two men she could trust. Keeping her job as a barmaid in the East End wasn't easy, but with the support of her sweetheart Jack Adams, a local constable, and Frankie Buchanan, whom she loves like a brother, she dreams of a bright future. But there is no love lost between the men. Hackney is 'Frankie's manor' and because of his protection racket, Jack is determined to...

Don't just see the sights-get to know the people. Discovering the Russian soul is like opening a matryoshka, a Russian doll, revealing the many layers. The Russian orthodox religion is unique; Russian history is tragic; and the people are unpredictable. Russia s military and political power, as well as the rich contribution of its art and culture, is the result of an inner dynamic not always understood by outsiders. Culture Smart! Russia sets...