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Our Rose
There are some problems a quick wit cannot overcome...
As war descends on London, a young woman struggles to hold her family together in Victor Pemberton's gripping saga Our Rose . Perfect for fans of Harry Bowling and Dilly Court.
Growing up just around the corner from Islington's Chapel Market, the second of six children born in the tiny flat above Mr Popov's piano factory, red-headed, big-hearted Rose Humble is used to holding her own in the world. When there's a family problem - her father's arrest for thieving, her mother losing her job at the London Transport Staff Canteen - it is Rose who somehow manages to bring the Humbles through the crisis.
But as she grows older and war starts to cast its shadow over all their lives, Rose realises there are some problems a quick wit and a ready tongue cannot solve. And she also comes to see that there are people who are not all they seem...
What readers are saying about Our Rose :
'This has to be the best book I have ever bought '
'What impressed me the most about the book was the absolute attention to detail that made you feel like you were there with Rose in wartime London'
' Our Rose was a wonderful story - I loved it from start to finish '
As war descends on London, a young woman struggles to hold her family together in Victor Pemberton's gripping saga Our Rose . Perfect for fans of Harry Bowling and Dilly Court.
Growing up just around the corner from Islington's Chapel Market, the second of six children born in the tiny flat above Mr Popov's piano factory, red-headed, big-hearted Rose Humble is used to holding her own in the world. When there's a family problem - her father's arrest for thieving, her mother losing her job at the London Transport Staff Canteen - it is Rose who somehow manages to bring the Humbles through the crisis.
But as she grows older and war starts to cast its shadow over all their lives, Rose realises there are some problems a quick wit and a ready tongue cannot solve. And she also comes to see that there are people who are not all they seem...
What readers are saying about Our Rose :
'This has to be the best book I have ever bought '
'What impressed me the most about the book was the absolute attention to detail that made you feel like you were there with Rose in wartime London'
' Our Rose was a wonderful story - I loved it from start to finish '
351 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 8, 1995
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About the author
Victor Pemberton
46 books7 followersVictor Pemberton was a British writer and television producer. His scriptwriting work included BBC radio plays, and television scripts for the BBC and ITV, including Doctor Who, The Slide and The Adventures of Black Beauty.
His television production work included the British version of Fraggle Rock (second series onwards), and several independent documentaries including the 1989 International Emmy Award-winning Gwen: A Juliet Remembered, about stage actress Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies.
In addition to novelisations, he wrote many nostalgic novels set in London, prompted by the success of his autobiographical radio drama series Our Family.
In later life he moved to Spain, where he continued to write novels until his death in 2017.
His television production work included the British version of Fraggle Rock (second series onwards), and several independent documentaries including the 1989 International Emmy Award-winning Gwen: A Juliet Remembered, about stage actress Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies.
In addition to novelisations, he wrote many nostalgic novels set in London, prompted by the success of his autobiographical radio drama series Our Family.
In later life he moved to Spain, where he continued to write novels until his death in 2017.
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October 6, 2017
This war time family story was really good, I enjoyed it . The character of Rose was engaging and likeable, she was the one to hold the family together at times of trouble and heartbreak .
There were some really sad parts in this book and the author describes the horrors of war very vividly . I have read other books in this family's saga by Victor Pemberton and have liked them all .
There were some really sad parts in this book and the author describes the horrors of war very vividly . I have read other books in this family's saga by Victor Pemberton and have liked them all .
December 5, 2018
I am devastated.
Another war-time saga, another family, another country and hundred more tragic stories. I have fallen in love with this genre. I feel the pain those families go through during the devastating times. War is truly an abomination. A horror.
Another war-time saga, another family, another country and hundred more tragic stories. I have fallen in love with this genre. I feel the pain those families go through during the devastating times. War is truly an abomination. A horror.
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