Gaslight in Page Street [Paperback]

Harry Bowling (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1999

Page Street, a shabby, cobbled and gaslit Bermondsey backstreet is home to a diverse and close-knit community fighting an ongoing battle against poverty, hunger and the devastating effects of the Great War. George Galloway owns a cartage business; his right-hand man is William Tanner. William's loyalty has worn thin over the years but he cannot break the ties with Galloway because times are hard and the house in which he lives belongs to him. Carrie Tanner grows up in the heart of a poor yet loving family, but as she becomes a young woman she becomes involved in the Suffragette movement. The times are changing -- and quickly. Will this close-knit community be able to pull together or will it be torn apart?

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About the Author

Harry Bowling was born in Bermondsey, London, and left school at fourteen to supplement the family income as an office boy in a riverside provisions' merchant. He was called up for National Service in the 1950s. Before becoming a writer, he was variously employed as a lorry driver, milkman, meat cutter, carpenter and decorator, and community worker. He lived with his wife and family, dividing his time between Lancashire and Deptford. We at Headline are sorry to say that THE WHISPERING YEARS was Harry Bowling's last novel, as he very sadly died in February 1999. We worked with him for over ten years, ever since the publication of his first novel, CONNER STREET'S WAR, and we miss him enormously, as do his many, many fans around the world. \n \nThe Harry Bowling Prize was set up in memory of Harry to encourage new, unpublished fiction and is sponsored by Headline. Go to www.harrybowlingprize.net for more information.

Product Details

• Paperback: 608 pages
• Publisher: Headline Book Publishing (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0747236909
• ISBN-13: 978-0747236900
• Product Dimensions: 1.5 x 4.8 x 7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,230,584 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)