Lily, My Lovely: A tale of forbidden romance against the backdrop of war
5/2013 · Predajca: Hodder & Stoughton
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War doesn't only bring suffering . . .
Born in Canning Town, in the heart of London's teeming dockland, red-headed Lily is a true Cockney in her zest for life, her natural humour and her instinct for survival.
With the outbreak of World War II, husband George goes off to fight for King and Country and into the close-knit East End community bursts Kasie, a Dutch seaman who quickly falls for Lily's bright curls and ready smile. His romantic ways make Lily go weak at the knees, and although she sticks by her husband, her heart belongs wholly to her flying Dutchman.
Torn between his native homeland and his yearning for 'Lily, my lovely', Kasie sweeps in and out of her life throughout the post-war years and the swinging sixties, always on a tide of storms and passion. Only when that tide finally recedes does an older and wiser Lily settle down among her adored grandchildren to fondly remember her adventurous life.
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What readers are saying about LILY, MY LOVELY
'Oh how I enjoyed this book' - 5 STARS
'A really compelling read' - 5 STARS
'I hated putting the book down' - 5 STARS
'Brilliant book from start to finish' - 5 STARS
'Absolutely fantastic story' - 5 STARS
Born in Canning Town, in the heart of London's teeming dockland, red-headed Lily is a true Cockney in her zest for life, her natural humour and her instinct for survival.
With the outbreak of World War II, husband George goes off to fight for King and Country and into the close-knit East End community bursts Kasie, a Dutch seaman who quickly falls for Lily's bright curls and ready smile. His romantic ways make Lily go weak at the knees, and although she sticks by her husband, her heart belongs wholly to her flying Dutchman.
Torn between his native homeland and his yearning for 'Lily, my lovely', Kasie sweeps in and out of her life throughout the post-war years and the swinging sixties, always on a tide of storms and passion. Only when that tide finally recedes does an older and wiser Lily settle down among her adored grandchildren to fondly remember her adventurous life.
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What readers are saying about LILY, MY LOVELY
'Oh how I enjoyed this book' - 5 STARS
'A really compelling read' - 5 STARS
'I hated putting the book down' - 5 STARS
'Brilliant book from start to finish' - 5 STARS
'Absolutely fantastic story' - 5 STARS
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O autorovi
Lena Kennedy lived all her life in the East End of London and wrote with great energy about the people and times she knew there. She was 67 before her first novel, MAGGIE, was accepted for publication. Since then her bestselling novels have shown her to be among the finest and best loved of contemporary novelists. She died in August 1986.
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