When her friend and business partner Edwin Brown dies, it seems like Katherine Carter’s own world has ended. Not only has her closest companion been taken from her, but she’s also lost the successful restaurant they built up together and the comfortable home they shared with her young son, for Edwin has left no will. And his lecherous brother, Gerald, presumes he’s inherited Katherine along with the house.
With little money but full of determination, Katherine escapes Gerald’s violent advances and takes lodgings in Dockhands London. Despite its poverty, the town is full of hope and friendship, and Katherine finally begins to tackle her troubled past. But even as she rebuilds her life around the pie-and-mash shop where she works, a terrible shadow is hanging over the country. Little does anyone know the horrors that 1914 will unleash.
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"I'm not entirely sure if I would give this book 4 stars. It might be 3, but since I couldn't be sure I erred on the generous side. Well written. Good plot. Well researched. " — Jaidab (4 out of 5 stars)
"I'm not entirely sure if I would give this book 4 stars. It might be 3, but since I couldn't be sure I erred on the generous side. Well written. Good plot. Well researched. "
“Flowers with the atmosphere of old Docklands London.”
“A brilliant story full of surprises.”
“A brilliant story.”
“Thanks to [Wanda McCaddon’s] quick-change dialogue, colorful characters draw the listener into a different time and place.”
" This is a book that I would like to re-read enjoyed it throughly! "
" Although fiction it is a believable and interesting story. Loved the English brogue. "
" As usual a nice easy read by this author.Always very heartwarming these books. "
" A little slow, but well written and interesting. "
" Heartwarming if predictable soap opera. "
" I liked this one. There were plenty of twists and turns to keep me interested. "
" I'm not entirely sure if I would give this book 4 stars. It might be 3, but since I couldn't be sure I erred on the generous side. Well written. Good plot. Well researched. "
Dee Williams was born and brought up in Rotherhithe in East London where her father worked as a stevedore in Surrey docks. Dee left school at fourteen, met her husband at sixteen, and was married at twenty. After living abroad for some years, Dee and her husband moved to Hampshire, close to the rest of her family. She is the author of eight hugely popular sagas set in Rotherhithe.
Wanda McCaddon (d. 2023) narrated well over six hundred titles for major audiobook publishers, sometimes with the pseudonym Nadia May or Donada Peters. She earned the prestigious Audio Award for best narration and numerous Earphones Awards. She was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine.
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