The Widow Ginger

by Pip Granger

Book Overview

Life is starting to look up in the London cafe where Rosie lives with her beloved Aunt Maggie and Uncle Bert. It is 1954, rationing is over, and Roger Bannister's four-minute mile is the pride of England. But the Widow Ginger couldn't care less. An ex-GI with an ice-cold stare and fresh out of military prison, the Widow has come to settle some unfinished business with Bert. The Widow's looking for his share of the profits from a wartime scam'and a little vengeance for his years in the clink. Rosie soon learns that where there's smoke, there's fire, and it will take more than divine intervention to save the neighborhood'and Rosie's family'from the Widow's vengence. Charting the further misadventures of the characters from the acclaimed Not All Tarts Are Apple, Pip Granger's newest story of London's underworld shows her storytelling at its best.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0142004634
• ISBN13: 9780142004630
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.8"

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.