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hough author Jill (J.M.) Phillips lives in Canada today, she started life on Lamlash Street in south-east London. And on Lamlash Street in 1963, Cockney families had “more life and character than money,” living among condemned buildings bombed during World War II. Motivated by her family’s experiences, Jill shares humorous and (Red Damask). She looks back fondly on a way of life now gone from the London landscape. Watch and read my interview with Jill Phillips about the book and how to write compelling family stories .

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