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Downside Road

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Downside Road

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The Jenkins were never a normal family... and they never had a chance to be one. Gladys Blackstone, shop assistant in a bakery, is thrilled when Roy Jenkins, the delivery man, asks her out on a date. Handsome, debonair, well-educated, a real gentleman, he's everything an impressionable young girl could hope for in a boyfriend. Gladys is ecstatic at Roy's obvious interest in her, but her parents are worried, given that Roy is so much older. And there's more to Roy than meets the eye. Suffering from the after-effects of World War II, he is plagued by nightmares and headaches and the memory of a young Resistance worker whom he was unable to save. He finds it hard to settle into civilian life, drifting from one low-paying job to the next. When Gladys finds herself pregnant, she and Roy marry, and their wedding is a splendid affair. But their life together is anything but splendid-marred by carelessness, dishonesty, debt, and poverty-and they have five children, whose childhood balances precariously on an unstable foundation. Based on a true story, Downside Road is a gritty and realistic family saga that is both poignant and beautifully told.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
314
Release Date:
2012-02-16
Publication Date:
2012-02-16
Publisher:
Outskirts Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1432784315
ISBN13:
9781432784317
Weight:
512 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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