About this ebook
'Lynne Reid Banks' compassionate first novel examines the stigma of unmarried motherhood in pre-pill, pre-Abortion Act Britain... While the social climate has changed drastically since publication, a transgressive frisson still crackles from the pages'
The Guardian
Pregnant by accident, kicked out of home by her father, 27-year-old Jane Graham goes to ground in the sort of place she feels she deserves - a bug-ridden boarding-house attic in Fulham. She thinks she wants to hide from the world, but finds out that even at the bottom of the heap, friends and love can still be found, and self-respect is still worth fighting for.
The Guardian
Pregnant by accident, kicked out of home by her father, 27-year-old Jane Graham goes to ground in the sort of place she feels she deserves - a bug-ridden boarding-house attic in Fulham. She thinks she wants to hide from the world, but finds out that even at the bottom of the heap, friends and love can still be found, and self-respect is still worth fighting for.
Ratings and reviews
4.2
5 reviews
graham287
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January 27, 2018
This is the second time I have tried to write this review, but as with so many other aspects of Google Play Books, it didn't work the first time, or at least I don't think it did. While I thoroughly enjoyed the book, the both the restrictive online reader and the appalling offline reader destroyed most of the enjoyment of this excellent story. Buy the book, but not from Google Play. The story is set in first person and is an informative account of what was known as "getting caught" in the fifties and sixties. Any historical drama lovers need to read this. It's up there with Alfie and Room With a View for me. Well written and insightful. But please buy it somewhere else.
Stace Blundell
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August 17, 2015
Read it around 11 years ago when I was a single young pregnant girl and it touched my heart. This book is moving and speaks to people.
About the author
Lynne Reid Banks has written a number of books for children and young adults. Her children's books include The Adventures of King Midas; The Farthest-Away Mountain; Maura's Angel; The Indian in the Cupboard, recently made into a major Hollywood film; Return of the Indian; The Fairy Rebel; and The Magic Hare. Her books for teenagers include One More River, Sarah and After, My Darling Villain, The Writing on the Wall, Melusine: A Mystery and Broken Bridge. In addition, she has written two historical books about Israel: Letters to My Israeli Sons and Torn Country.
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