The Widow Ginger

by Pip Granger

Book Overview

It is 1954 and all is quiet at the Soho cafe where Rosie lives with her beloved Auntie Maggie and Uncle Bert--that is until the Widow Ginger pays a call. As Roger Bannister sprints into the record books by running the first four minute mile, The Widow Ginger, an ex-GI with ice-cold eyes, is planning to finish some unfinished business with his wartime partners, Uncle Bert and Maltese Joe. The 'liberation' of lorry-loads of U.S. Army stores on to London's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590580575
• ISBN13: 9781590580578
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Good book

Should read "Not All Tarts are Apple" first because it gives info. needed to understand characters and situations.

Hilarious!

An unconvential look at life in the East End of London through the eyes of a world wise child. Full of interesting and oftentimes shady characters with a racy turn of phrase, the book reveals the tough reality of life in a desperately poor neighborhood, but is an entertaining read.