Ruby

Name: Ruby
Rating: 4.485714435577393 (35 reviews)

Marie Maxwell

Jun 2012 · HarperCollins UK

4.5

35 reviews

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400

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As a former evacuee, feisty Ruby is forced to fend for herself when she returns to her family in London. Set in the aftermath of WW2 and based in Southend, this gripping saga is richly evocative of the period.

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Home is where the heart is...

After having lived peacefully in Cambridgeshire as an evacuee, 15-year-old Ruby Blakeley is bought back to reality when her bully of a brother Ray comes to take her home to East London.

Far from being welcomed back with open arms, Ruby finds herself being treated as a skivvy by her widowed mother and subject to a tirade of taunts from her two brothers.

Things get worse when she becomes pregnant. Unable to tackle her family, Ruby runs away and makes a new start for herself in Southend. But she soon finds she can’t escape her past.

A hard-hitting, gritty drama that will appeal to fans of Katie Flynn and Dilly Court.

Ratings and reviews

4.5

35 reviews

Doreen Ward

24 April 2016

A good read from beginning to end though it did end abruptly, if not a bit predictably! Would have been nice to have gone into the future a bit more to see what happens..if Ruby and Johnnie married and how Maggie reacted when she found out the truth...

2 people found this review helpful

Flossy

28 March 2013

I really enjoyed this book but sometimes it seemed to fast forward a bit too much and jump from one bit to another. Also noticed a few grammatical errors. Still a good read though.

A Google user

10 August 2012

I enjoyed turning the clock back and understand ruby's life. Was an easy read and good build up of characters. Would have enjoyed more of an exciting ending though ;)

About the author

Marie Maxwell was born in London and after living here, there and everywhere, now lives happily by the sea in Essex.
She has written seven other books under the name Bernardine Kennedy and information on Marie and Bernardine is available at: www.bernardinekennedy.com

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