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Getting There
What's a nice girl like Lorna Wright doing with an East End bad boy like Richie Clayton?
The world is changing and London is swinging: it's the 1960s. But in the East End the docks are closing and life will never be the same.
Lorna Wright is a nice girl, but Richie Clayton is bad news: a violent thug who will stop at nothing to climb his way to the top of the East End underworld. The more Lorna gets mixed up in his ugly, brutal world, the more she finds herself in trouble too.
There are plenty of people who'd like to see Richie stopped. So when, after a terrible row with Lorna, Richie is found murdered, the finger of accusation points in all sorts of directions...
The world is changing and London is swinging: it's the 1960s. But in the East End the docks are closing and life will never be the same.
Lorna Wright is a nice girl, but Richie Clayton is bad news: a violent thug who will stop at nothing to climb his way to the top of the East End underworld. The more Lorna gets mixed up in his ugly, brutal world, the more she finds herself in trouble too.
There are plenty of people who'd like to see Richie stopped. So when, after a terrible row with Lorna, Richie is found murdered, the finger of accusation points in all sorts of directions...
440 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 6, 2001
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August 14, 2025
I really enjoyed this book, I was hooked all the way through
I enjoyed the storyline and its ups and downs even though some of it was quite hard hitting at times
Definitely better than I was expecting it to be!!
I enjoyed the storyline and its ups and downs even though some of it was quite hard hitting at times
Definitely better than I was expecting it to be!!
July 8, 2023
I was fortunate enough to receive a birthday gift of a book subscription, where three books are sent to me each month and, whilst I welcome the chance to read titles which I wouldn't normally choose, this particular book is really so far outside my usual reading / interest, that I put it down after 100 pages (I have a personal rule that I will always read at least 50 pages).
Written in that style where it is as if the author thinks the reader won't understand, so puts everything in unnecessarily small detail, with characters whom I didn't find engaging.
I don't want to slate the book, Gilda O'Neill clearly has many avid followers, but her style is not for me.
Written in that style where it is as if the author thinks the reader won't understand, so puts everything in unnecessarily small detail, with characters whom I didn't find engaging.
I don't want to slate the book, Gilda O'Neill clearly has many avid followers, but her style is not for me.
May 30, 2019
Excellent.
I enjoyed reading this book, and would definitely recommend it. It's the first book I have read by Gilda O'Neill, but it definitely won't be the last!
I enjoyed reading this book, and would definitely recommend it. It's the first book I have read by Gilda O'Neill, but it definitely won't be the last!
November 7, 2023
The story was good , described the time period well. You come to care about the characters. My only problem is it was so slow getting to the point.
June 30, 2025
Loved this book. Completely invested in the characters, and read it all in one day.
I will definitely read another.
I will definitely read another.
June 2, 2012
Odd book, somewhat satisfying ending.
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