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Victor Pemberton
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Jayne
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Synopsis
1937: The year of the coronation of King George VI and a pivotal year for Grace Higgs. Her father's death brings not only loneliness and heartache, but also the shocking revelation that he was up to his eyes in debt. Determined to save her father's business, Grace takes up the reins of his horse and cart to walk the bustling streets of Islington. It's not an easy job for a woman on her own, and Grace soon realises she may have to sell up. But Gus Higgs was a man of many surprises, and there is one last discovery for his daughter to make. It's the key to a secret that will change her life for ever, and guarantee that Grace will never be lonely again
Review
This is a very different story to some of the other books written by Victor Pemberton. This story is based around a retired navy man who has a shop that is pulled around the streets by a beautiful horse. His daughter helps him do the business, but she is really not happy with having to be up early every day, to stock the shop and go around the streets to sell the goods and collect rents from properties in the area.
Grace's dad dies and when he does then the shocks of what her dad did during the war and the problems and debts that he has left behind. You need to read the book to see what happens and the way that the story turns around to a wonderful ending.
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