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A Child of the East End is an eyeopening heartfelt and atmospheric portrait of life in the East End after the war and is perfect for fans of My East End by Gilda ONeill Four Meals for Fourpence by Grace Foakes and Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth

Life in Cockney London was tough in the postwar years The governments broken promises had led to a chronic housing shortage rampant crime and families living in squalor But one thing prevailed the unbeatable spirit of the East End a tightknit community who pulled through the dark times with humour and heart Drawing on both family history and her own memories of growing up in the 1950s and 60s as well as her working life as a district nurse and local police officer Jean Fullerton vividly depicts this fascinating part of London from tin baths to jellied eels to tigers in a Wapping warehouse