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Description of  A Cockney Rosebud: A bittersweet journey in the midst of the life and community of an East End of London family (circa 1920 1960) (A Cockney Rosebud trilogy)

B0DD7NM4SJ epub Enchanting Rosie is born post-World War 11920but into what? Those few (male) breadwinners who returned from the bloody combat, would find the East End of London Docklands, ravaged, with little hope of regular workif they could work, with life-changing injuries and psychological trauma. The women remained strong, but in quiet despair. Families and communities supported each other, with their futures in question. Mothers reigned supreme, but alcohol and the public houses exerted their influence. Rosie might have changed the world. With talent, unfailing family and community bonds, and strong matriarchal role models, she had a chance. But the family was dysfunctional, and bonds break as families are distanced and communities scattered, and her time to bloom fadeswith World War 2into the war-torn earth. Journey with Rosies memoir, through her childhood and formative years1920s/1930s/1940sas she captures her eternal memories, and I share them in this biography. Share her grief as her close family, home, possessions and history are wiped out, faith is tested to breaking point, and her dreams and ambitions are torn from her soul. But, also, wallow in the nostalgia of days past. Times without the internet and mobile phones. Times when children played in abandonmentand in the fresh air. Explore the social history of bygone days, of knitting, talking, cooking and wearing hatsand the lives of the proud East Enders. And rejoice that Rosie makes it through. Read more