Pie and Mash down the Roman Road by Melanie Mcgrath
This is the story of the Roman Road, an East End pie and mash shop and the lives and loves of the people who have worked and eaten there.
Extraordinary and very moving; yet more proof, if proof were needed, that there is no such thing as an ordinary person * Julian Fellowes *
Brilliant, funny, fascinating. Beautifully written, carefully researched, wonderfully told. * Danny Wallace *
Filled with hearty goodness and packed together with care, this book will go down a treat. * Evening Standard *
Her empathetic ability to inhabit vanished streets and catch authentic voices - at a point when you wonder how much longer they will be around - is rich and compelling * Spectator *
A still point in a turning world . . . a shop front onto the past * Mail on Sunday *
An emotional encounter with Bow's very tumultuous history * Roman Road LDN *
Beautifully written and impeccably researched, Pie and Mash down the Roman Road draws you right into the heart of the vibrant East End community * Rosie Hendry, author of the East End Angels series *
An accomplished social history ... lively and absorbing * Who Do You Think You Are? magazine *
Pacy and breath-taking; Melanie tells it like it is and was. The Roman Road market life is a force to be reckoned with, and I loved every word. * Carol Rivers, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Wartime Christmas *
Fascinating insight, a love letter to London. It's very well written, thoroughly researched and a perfect insight into a slice of history, as tasty as the best pie and mash. * Glenda Young, author of Belle of the Back Streets *
Anybody nostalgic about their London roots will love this impressively researched, absorbing gem of a book * Kay Brellend, author of the Campbell Road series *
Brilliant, funny, fascinating. Beautifully written, carefully researched, wonderfully told. * Danny Wallace *
Filled with hearty goodness and packed together with care, this book will go down a treat. * Evening Standard *
Her empathetic ability to inhabit vanished streets and catch authentic voices - at a point when you wonder how much longer they will be around - is rich and compelling * Spectator *
A still point in a turning world . . . a shop front onto the past * Mail on Sunday *
An emotional encounter with Bow's very tumultuous history * Roman Road LDN *
Beautifully written and impeccably researched, Pie and Mash down the Roman Road draws you right into the heart of the vibrant East End community * Rosie Hendry, author of the East End Angels series *
An accomplished social history ... lively and absorbing * Who Do You Think You Are? magazine *
Pacy and breath-taking; Melanie tells it like it is and was. The Roman Road market life is a force to be reckoned with, and I loved every word. * Carol Rivers, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Wartime Christmas *
Fascinating insight, a love letter to London. It's very well written, thoroughly researched and a perfect insight into a slice of history, as tasty as the best pie and mash. * Glenda Young, author of Belle of the Back Streets *
Anybody nostalgic about their London roots will love this impressively researched, absorbing gem of a book * Kay Brellend, author of the Campbell Road series *
Melanie McGrath was born in Essex, and is the author of critically acclaimed, bestselling non-fiction about the East End of London (Silvertown and Hopping). She can trace her family back 300 years in the East End and City of London. As MJ McGrath and Mel McGrath she writes fiction. Her Edie Kiglatuk Arctic mysteries have been twice longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger award. She has written two London-based psychological thrillers, Give Me the Child and (forthcoming) The Hookup. She also writes for the national press and is a regular broadcaster on radio. Her work is published in twenty languages. Melanie lives and works in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781473641976 |
| ISBN 10 | 1473641977 |
| Title | Pie and Mash down the Roman Road |
| Author | Melanie Mcgrath |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2019-02-07 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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