by Janet Seaward | Nov 14, 2014 | ancestry, book clubs, book research, Children in need, death, destitution, dwelling, hammersmith, historical, historical novels, history, hunger, King Street, leaking roof, London, pea souper, people, poverty, romantic novels, slums, victorian, Victorian London, Victorian style, victorian values, workhouse
Extract taken from “For Every Lie” by J E Seaward The horrors of a cold Victorian winter did not immediately touch the Atkinsons and the better-off classes in Hammersmith, nor even Mary herself. She had the protection of a warm kitchen, food in her stomach...
