The Price Of Freedom

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Price Of Freedom
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Mary Jane Staples
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 106
Category/GenreSagas
ISBN/Barcode 9780552155571
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint Corgi Books
Publication Date 10 September 2007
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A heartwarming new cockney novel from the ever-popular author of the Adams family books South London in the 1930s ...and Mrs Hilda Jones is fed up with her dull husband. She thought marrying would liven him up, but after twenty-five years he's just as boring as the day she married him , and now she wants to lead her own life. Her newly-married daughter, Olive, is shocked, but Hilda is adamant. Meanwhile, a heavy East End gang has moved into the area from Shoreditch, and has established a lucrative protection racket, bringing drama and anxiety to this closely-knit neighbourhood.

Author Biography

Mary Jane Staples was born, bred and educated in Walworth, and was the author of many bestselling novels including the ever-popular cockney sagas featuring the Adams family. She died in 2005.