73 Dove Street, Julie Owen Moylan

Soho, London, 1958. Three women. One boarding house.

A secret that could shatter everything.  West London, 1958. 73 Dove Street is a shabby house in a shabby street.

But this boarding house’s attic room suits newcomer Edie Budd very well. It’s somewhere to hide. Tommie, on the second floor, is up in Soho every night.

There’s a man she’s pursuing – whether he wants her or not. Landlady Phyllis has thrown out her cheating husband. She’s burned his belongings in the street.

Sometimes there’s no going back. Three survivors living under one roof. Each alone nursing their secret hurts – and hopes.

Because opening your heart could save or destroy you... ----'A wonderfully evocative, immersive novel that brings 50s London to life, from the smog and the nightlife to attitudes towards women . .