Ridley Road
Bloom, Jo2014
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When her beloved father dies, Vivien Epstein - a 20-year-old hairdresser from Manchester - leaves her hometown for London in the hope of finding Jack Fox, a man she had a brief, but intense, love affair with some months ago. All Vivien has to go on is one letter Jack sent to her father, with the address of a boarding house scribbled hastily on the back, and very soon her hopes of finding him are dashed. Resigned to this fact, she settles into London life, working in Oscar's - a hairdressing salon in Soho - and spending her nights at home with her motherly landlady. But still, she pines for Jack. That is, until she becomes involved in the resurgence of anti-facism through the owner of Oscar's, Barb, and her husband Alan. When Alan takes her to a rally in Trafalgar Square and Vivien finally spots Jack amid the crowds. At long last they lock eyes. And here their story begins again.
Main title:
Ridley Road / Jo Bloom.
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Imprint:
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2014.
Collation:
306 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9780297608288 (hbk)
Dewey class:
823.92GEN
Language:
English
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BRN:
2177332