Paragon Place: Despite the war, life must go on...
Nov 2010 · Hachette UK
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As the war draws to a close, a tight-knit London community begin to pick up the pieces...
Harry Bowling's Paragon Place follows the aftermath of the devastation of the Second World War, through the eyes of one London community. Perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Pam Evans.
Paragon Place, an ordinary square of two-up, two-down houses in Bermondsey, has pretty well survived the Blitz. But it's taken its toll on a hard-working and tight-knit community. Despite going through the very worst of times - the never-ending fight against poverty, rationing and bombs - the residents of Paragon Place have been brought closer together by laughter and tears in the face of despair. There is Sally Brady, who is torn between two men, local drunk Alf Porter, the prim Carey sisters, the gossips and the villains. After surviving the horror of the war, they face new dramas as they rebuild their lives together...
What readers are saying about Paragon Place:
'Another funny and wonderful book. I have bought the whole Harry Bowling collection as he writes from the heart... This book is entertaining and full of interesting, funny characters... These
stories will have you laughing and crying at the same time'
'Got me a little teary in places. Well worth a read'
Harry Bowling's Paragon Place follows the aftermath of the devastation of the Second World War, through the eyes of one London community. Perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Pam Evans.
Paragon Place, an ordinary square of two-up, two-down houses in Bermondsey, has pretty well survived the Blitz. But it's taken its toll on a hard-working and tight-knit community. Despite going through the very worst of times - the never-ending fight against poverty, rationing and bombs - the residents of Paragon Place have been brought closer together by laughter and tears in the face of despair. There is Sally Brady, who is torn between two men, local drunk Alf Porter, the prim Carey sisters, the gossips and the villains. After surviving the horror of the war, they face new dramas as they rebuild their lives together...
What readers are saying about Paragon Place:
'Another funny and wonderful book. I have bought the whole Harry Bowling collection as he writes from the heart... This book is entertaining and full of interesting, funny characters... These
stories will have you laughing and crying at the same time'
'Got me a little teary in places. Well worth a read'
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4.3
9 reviews
About the author
Harry was born in 1931 in a back street off the Tower Bridge Road. Only when his own children began to ask questions about the war, did Harry realise how many stories he had to tell. He became known as 'the King of Cockney sagas', and he wrote eighteen bestselling novels of London life. After Harry died in 1999, the Harry Bowling Prize was set up in his memory.
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