East End Angel

Written by Kay Brellend

Narrated by Annie Aldington

Two sisters living in London’s tough East End … will Jennifer and Kathy be tough enough to survive?

Katherine and Jennifer Finch are like chalk and cheese: Katherine is a midwife, dedicating her life to helping others – and Jennifer is a prostitute.

Leaving home age 15, Jennifer must learn to live on her wits in London’s notorious East End. Soon, however, she is battling drink and drugs, and is pregnant with a child. Her labour is nearly fatal, but her sister steps in to save the day.

Kathy continues to tend to the poor of the East End and help her sister – and she of all people knows that the society that Jennifer keeps is damaging her. Despite her best intentions, however, she begins to fall for an East End wide boy. She knows that he is no good, but her heart will not listen to her head – and what’s more, he has promised to change for her …

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Mar 20, 2014
• ISBN: 9780007543519

Kay Brellend

Kay Brellend, the third of six children, was born in North London but now lives in a Victorian farmhouse in Suffolk. Under a pseudonym she has written sixteen historical novels published in England and North America. The Campbell Road novels are inspired by her grandmother’s reminiscences about her early life growing up in Islington.

Reviews for East End Angel

[Hope Borchardt Meyer · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book reminded me a lot of Call The Midwife. If you like that story or show, you will enjoy this book. The characters become real as you read through and you find yourself feeling for them. It’s nice to read about a heroine and strong woman in the 1930’s.