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First UK paperback (B format 130 x 198 mm) with a single number 1 as the number sequence indicating a first printing of this edition. Unread. Comes complete with the publishers publicity handout. First book in a new series which follows the Keiver family fortunes. “1937 : ISLINGTON . . . Alice Keiver is growing up in one of the roughest parts of North London. As the daughter of an alcoholic mother and niece of an abusive uncle, she dreams that one day she and her baby sister will escape their rotten surroundings. Alice’s father, Jack Keiver, works day and night to provide for his family. But his hopes for a better life are dashed each time he returns home to find the money-jar raided and his feisty wife Tilly collapsed drunk in a corner. In the room below, Alice’s downtrodden Aunt Fran spends most of her days nursing the injuries inflicted on her by her cruel husband Jimmy – but this time he’s pushed the family too far and they’re not going to let him get away with it . . . Revenge is going to be sweet.” IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DESPATCH