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''A beautiful novel . . . reminds us that our streets are thick with history''
ROWAN HISAYO BUCHANAN

''Both moving and addictive''
JOANNA BRISCOE

''Terrific''
FRANCES QUINN

THREE WOMEN. ONE BUILDING. 111 YEARS . . .

East London, 1909. When her family fall on hard times, Ellen finds work in a box factory and is drawn into a tight-knit circle of friendship, one that will transform her life and test her in unexpected ways.

In 1984, the factory is now derelict. Eighteen-year- old Frances moves in with a group of squatters and activists who have taken over the abandoned building. As she tries to build a new life, an unsettling relationship develops, forcing her to question who she is and where her loyalties lie.

In 2020, the squat is now a gentrified conversion in a fashionable corner of the city. Amanda feels trapped in her tiny flat, overwhelmed by the demands of new motherhood and unsure of what the future

One Girl Began

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    A Paperback by Kate Murray-Browne

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      Publisher: Orion
      Publication Date: 1/18/2024 12:04:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781399613668, 978-1399613668
      ISBN10: 1399613669

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''A beautiful novel . . . reminds us that our streets are thick with history''
      ROWAN HISAYO BUCHANAN

      ''Both moving and addictive''
      JOANNA BRISCOE

      ''Terrific''
      FRANCES QUINN

      THREE WOMEN. ONE BUILDING. 111 YEARS . . .

      East London, 1909. When her family fall on hard times, Ellen finds work in a box factory and is drawn into a tight-knit circle of friendship, one that will transform her life and test her in unexpected ways.

      In 1984, the factory is now derelict. Eighteen-year- old Frances moves in with a group of squatters and activists who have taken over the abandoned building. As she tries to build a new life, an unsettling relationship develops, forcing her to question who she is and where her loyalties lie.

      In 2020, the squat is now a gentrified conversion in a fashionable corner of the city. Amanda feels trapped in her tiny flat, overwhelmed by the demands of new motherhood and unsure of what the future

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