The Widow Ginger

By Pip Granger

Book Overview

Perfect for fans of Donna Douglas and Nancy Revell a feel-good colourful and comic saga set in post war London from Sunday Times bestseller Pip Granger.

"Packed with sharp authentic detail this tale told through a child's eyes brings to life a colourful world of great characters from a bygone age." -- HOME & COUNTRY
"Loved this book. Could not put it down read it in two sittings..." -- ***** Reader review
"I enjoyed every minute of it and was sad when I finished it..." -- ***** Reader review

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ALL WAS CALM AND NORMAL...UNTIL A STRANGER CAME INTO TOWN...

1954 Soho London. Rosie and her beloved Auntie Maggie are opening up their caf in Old Compton Street for Uncle Bert's breakfast special when the Widow Ginger comes to call.

The Widow Ginger an ex-GI with ice-cold blue eyes is especially scary. He has unfinished business with Uncle Bert- business that includes being cheated on his share of a 'liberated' lorry-load of guns and explosives during the War - and he intends to make sure he now gets paid in full.

And this isn't all: the lovely Luigi appears to be suffering from a severe case of unrequited lust; Bert and the local Mafioso Maltese Joe have had an acrimonious falling-out; and most worrying of all Rosie's best friend Jenny has begun to keel over mysteriously in the school playground....

The Widow Ginger continues Rosie's story (started in Not All Tarts Are Apples) and paints a picture of 1950s Soho so authentic you feel as though you are there...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0552148962
• ISBN13: 9780552148962
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Corgi Books
• Length: 402 Pages
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Good book

Should read "Not All Tarts are Apple" first because it gives info. needed to understand characters and situations.

Hilarious!

An unconvential look at life in the East End of London through the eyes of a world wise child. Full of interesting and oftentimes shady characters with a racy turn of phrase, the book reveals the tough reality of life in a desperately poor neighborhood, but is an entertaining read.