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Ruby Chadwick
1887 - Ruby Chadwick is a bright and strong-willed ten-year-old, never happier than when playing with her two brothers in the noisy streets outside her father's East End pub. When an accident caused by her own disobedience has tragic results, Ruby needs all her courage to cope with her disability...And after a move to respectable Brixton, the older Ruby's rebellious spirit is stifled by her protective family. She yearns for independence and love. Both seem within her grasp when she is offered a job as companion to across-grained old lady, who also employs a charming Irishman. But can Ruby defy her family to lead her own life and make her own choices whatever the cost?
281 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1995
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Anna King
99 books12 followersAnna King is the pseudonym of Josephine Carr, a writer formerly published by HarperCollins, NAL/Penguin, and Dial Books for Young Readers. She's delighted to embrace independent publishing with her new company, Three Kings Books (also publishing Joseph King with novels CRACK and EVIL DOES IT, currently available for Amazon's Kindle).
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April 14, 2018
3-1/2 stars
I'll give this book 3-1/2 stars. It didn't quite live up to four. There were too many lapses of time, and Ruby and Michael's relationship was rather fast and odd. There were no details of them meeting past their bumping into each other on the porch or talking or courting, and suddenly they were marrying. There were lapses of time throughout, and digging deeper would've done service to the story. It was a good story, and I did enjoy it, but it needed more depth. And how Ruby hung into that sloth of a husband is beyond me, especially when she had means to throw him out. There were quite a few typos and grammatical errors, which are a nuisance and distraction.
I'll give this book 3-1/2 stars. It didn't quite live up to four. There were too many lapses of time, and Ruby and Michael's relationship was rather fast and odd. There were no details of them meeting past their bumping into each other on the porch or talking or courting, and suddenly they were marrying. There were lapses of time throughout, and digging deeper would've done service to the story. It was a good story, and I did enjoy it, but it needed more depth. And how Ruby hung into that sloth of a husband is beyond me, especially when she had means to throw him out. There were quite a few typos and grammatical errors, which are a nuisance and distraction.
April 30, 2018
It's ok
I enjoyed the book but it wasn't as good as the ones I previously read. I will continue to read this author as she developers her characters well. Sometimes the end is a little rushed and a lot happens near the end.
I enjoyed the book but it wasn't as good as the ones I previously read. I will continue to read this author as she developers her characters well. Sometimes the end is a little rushed and a lot happens near the end.
August 13, 2018
Ruby Chadwick by Anna King
Every book by Anna King deserves a 5 star rating Can't wait to read her next book.
I hope she keeps writing. .
Every book by Anna King deserves a 5 star rating Can't wait to read her next book.
I hope she keeps writing. .
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