Business [Hardcover]

Martina Cole (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 16, 2008

A tale of drugs, prostitution and a young girl's fight for survival - against all the odds Imelda Dooley is scared. Really scared. She's played hard and fast and now she's been caught. She's pregnant and now she's on her own. Her father, not a man to mess with, will see that somebody pays for this. And it's not going to be her. So Imelda Dooley tells a lie. A lie that literally causes murders. When Mary Dooley's husband is killed in the night's events, she knows she must graft to keep the family afloat. And graft she does, becoming a name in her own right. But she still has to watch her daughter's life spiral into a vicious, hate-fuelled cycle of drugs and prostitution. Caught up in the carnage that is Imelda's existence are Mary's adored grandchildren, Jordanna and Kenny. Pretty little Jordanna isn't yet three and she already knows far too much. All she can do is look after her baby brother, Kenny, and try not to draw unwanted attention to herself. Set in the East End of London from the tail-end of the seventies up until the present-day, THE BUSINESS is a tale of drugs, prostitution and a young girl's fight for survival -- against all the odds.

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About the Author

Martina Cole was born and brought up in Essex. She is the bestselling author of fifteen novels set in London's gangland, and her most recent three paperbacks have gone straight to No. 1 in the Sunday Times on first publication. Total sales of Martina's novels stand at over nine million copies.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 544 pages
• Publisher: Headline Hardbacks (October 16, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0755328655
• ISBN-13: 978-0755328659
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.1 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,361,215 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Crazy life of a drug addict!, July 25, 2010

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D. Williamson "Hooked on Kindle!" (Moncton, NB Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Business (Kindle Edition)

The Business gives us a shocking insight into the life of a drug addict and what ends she will go to for her drug of choice. It amazes the mind to see how drug addicts use everyone and anyone around their world, especially family. The story is realistic, believable and entertaining, and is well worth the read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The Business, November 6, 2011

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Being a huge fan of Martina Cole I have purchased most of her books but have to say that I was really disappointed with this one. She repeatedly describes a character over and over again making this a chore t read rather than a pleasure. Having managed pubs in the areas that she writes her stories are very close to the truth. I almost wonder if her background is also in this area.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Dissapointing read, July 9, 2011

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For me nobody writes better than Martina Cole, however I did find this rather tedious explaining over more than three pages the nature of thoughts of a subject.

I have been an avid fan of M. Cole over the years and not been disappointed until now, it felt like trudging through treacle with unnecessary descriptions time and time again flicking onto the next page just to get past the explanations.

Sorry but I won't bother to buy Martina again.