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Alice
An empowering true story of one woman's survival through times of
grief, poverty, degradation, humiliation and abuse in Edwardian London.
Being a working class woman in the early 1900´s in London was a hard life, but Alice Swanson worked tirelessly to provide all that she could for her family.
A female cartminder in Covent Garden was not a common occurrence, but Alice loved the atmosphere and friendliness of market life, and there she stayed for over 50 years.
Surviving only by her strength of character and sheer guts, this is the story of Alice.
grief, poverty, degradation, humiliation and abuse in Edwardian London.
Being a working class woman in the early 1900´s in London was a hard life, but Alice Swanson worked tirelessly to provide all that she could for her family.
A female cartminder in Covent Garden was not a common occurrence, but Alice loved the atmosphere and friendliness of market life, and there she stayed for over 50 years.
Surviving only by her strength of character and sheer guts, this is the story of Alice.
48 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 12, 2017
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March 31, 2021
Hmmm...
Very childishly written. No depth, no detail, totally lacking in imagination. An interesting truncated story that could have been so much better. Glad I didn’t pay for it.
Very childishly written. No depth, no detail, totally lacking in imagination. An interesting truncated story that could have been so much better. Glad I didn’t pay for it.
October 14, 2017
Powerful and Telling
I read this book partly out of my love for genealogy and partly because I was curious, knowing this lady's granddaughter for some years.
It was a good short read, a reminder of the hard times that we all tend to forget.
Like others I feel there is more to be written and wonder if there maybe more to come.
Perhaps if the author doesn't feel able, then one of her relative's can collect stories from her with a view to putting together a collection of stories or anecdotes?
Thanks, Rose, for taking the time to share x
I read this book partly out of my love for genealogy and partly because I was curious, knowing this lady's granddaughter for some years.
It was a good short read, a reminder of the hard times that we all tend to forget.
Like others I feel there is more to be written and wonder if there maybe more to come.
Perhaps if the author doesn't feel able, then one of her relative's can collect stories from her with a view to putting together a collection of stories or anecdotes?
Thanks, Rose, for taking the time to share x
February 2, 2018
Rubbish
Bought by accident, but thought I would read it anyway. I also thought it was a true account....it's some made up story, possibly about real people whom the author has researched and written about, but nonetheless, this is terrible . There's not much else to say, it's just not very good at all.
Bought by accident, but thought I would read it anyway. I also thought it was a true account....it's some made up story, possibly about real people whom the author has researched and written about, but nonetheless, this is terrible . There's not much else to say, it's just not very good at all.
November 17, 2017
A hard life
Yes a hard life this poor soul went thru so much,drink being the usual
trouble it causes,he should have went long before her,but there you go
kicked in the teeth for being kind.enjoyed this book thoroughly
Yes a hard life this poor soul went thru so much,drink being the usual
trouble it causes,he should have went long before her,but there you go
kicked in the teeth for being kind.enjoyed this book thoroughly
November 18, 2017
Ok story, but short and no character development.
February 18, 2018
Quick read
Sad. Young girl had hard childhood. Finally found her Prince, married & had kids. He died. Remarried a lazy, drunken jerk.
Sad. Young girl had hard childhood. Finally found her Prince, married & had kids. He died. Remarried a lazy, drunken jerk.
April 6, 2018
Alice
Not a bad read but felt quite rushed as if the author got fed up writing it.Would not recommend it
Not a bad read but felt quite rushed as if the author got fed up writing it.Would not recommend it
June 21, 2018
Good read
It was a good read just wish it was longer but I enjoyed reading this and would recommend it definitely
It was a good read just wish it was longer but I enjoyed reading this and would recommend it definitely
June 26, 2018
Alice
To be honest I thought the book to be quite scant and too short. There could have been so much more to tell.
To be honest I thought the book to be quite scant and too short. There could have been so much more to tell.
September 19, 2019
A very good read
It was written very well and a good short story .it shows how strong women are through out the centuries.
It was written very well and a good short story .it shows how strong women are through out the centuries.
May 9, 2017
IShort but interesting
Recommend as short reading ....Not a book but passes an hour telling the tale of a strong and courageous woman who was brave enough to enter a man's world in order to support her children and deal with the adversity life had bestowed upon her.
Recommend as short reading ....Not a book but passes an hour telling the tale of a strong and courageous woman who was brave enough to enter a man's world in order to support her children and deal with the adversity life had bestowed upon her.
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