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Danger and violence have always been part of Sue Dalston's East End upbringing. Unloved by her mother, abused by her father, and brutalised throughout her entire marriage, she smashed her husband's skull in a final act of desperation. All that keeps her sane knows that she's done it to protect her four children. At last, they are safe from harm. When she is celled up with murderess Matilda Enderby, their fates become inextricably linked. And no one - least of all Sue - could have predicted the consequences...

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The story grips you from the very beginning! Martina Cole delivers every time and the narrator Jacqueline King is superb! she lends each character a totally different voice and you can almost see them in your minds eye. I know that I will definitely come back to this book over and over again.

excellent!!

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Firstly this is the best narration ever, Jacqueline King is superb, her voices genuinely sound like different people and kids are hilarious.
Laugh out loud humour and stomach churning heartbreak in equal measures.

My favourite Martina Cole book so far. The study of family dynamics and the cycle of abuse is actually more fascinating than just hard men. Though of course there are plenty of them.

Fired up Woman

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This is a great read. It gives a vivid account of a young girl growing up in a harsh environment with little love at home and no real family life. The young girl had to grow up early and then have the same mistakes happen all over again. It comes to a reasonably happy ending through the good actions from the most unlikely people and portrays the changes that take in people over their lives. The book portrays the harsh realities of a young girl growing up in an abusive household in the East End of London and yet she turns out to be a loving person who only wants to provide the best for her family.

Two Women

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I found this book completely engrossing and fascinating but, at times, extremely uncomfortable. I can understand why other people have given up reading it as there are some graphic descriptions of domestic and child abuse and it is hard to listen to. BUT that is the point of this book. People all over the world are living in similar situations and this book shines a light on something that is normally glossed over, or mentioned but not in detail. You will gain understanding of domestic abuse, how it can snowball and why people put up with it.

I love how Martina Cole dissects family relationships and how writes from the point of view of all the main characters so you get an insight in to why they behave as they do. She does this in spades in this book and you learn about the whole family, why they behave as they do, their motivations, their opinions, and how and why they change over the course of the book. It really is very interesting.

The actress that reads this novel is fantastic, she brings the characters to life perfectly.

Overall, I'd highly recommend this to someone wanting a gritty crime novel. But be warned of the graphic descriptions of abuse.

A very gritty but engrossing read.

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it's always a special surprise to when a book can steal you away into the past or future.

This book lets you live in the era and smell the air that the characters breathe.

I got lost, was sickened by the treatment handed out by the antagonists and yet I was warmed by the tenacity of the others.

Life in all its happiness and despair mixed to deliver a story that demands to be told, need to be heard because it is true.

Enjoy!

Not what I expected, far better

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