Synopses & Reviews
It is 1954 and all is quiet at the Soho cafe where Rosie lives with her beloved Auntie Maggie and Uncle Bert--that is until the Widow Ginger pays a call. As Roger Bannister sprints into the record books by running the first four minute mile, The Widow Ginger, an ex-GI with ice-cold eyes, is planning to finish some unfinished business with his wartime partners, Uncle Bert and Maltese Joe. The 'liberation' of lorry-loads of U.S. Army stores on to London's hungry black market had kept all three men in clover until the Widow found his career cut short by a spell in a military prison. Now he is back, looking for his share of the profits and a little vengeance. Meanwhile, lovely local Romeo Luigi has troubles of his own in the form of a beautiful redhead who is proving unusually hard to get. And that isn't all: Uncle Bert falls out with Maltese Joe--never a healthy option--and, really terrifying, Rosie's best friend Jenny has started to pass out cold at school... The Widow Ginger follows further adventures in the characters introduced in Pip Granger's enchanting hit, Agatha Award nominated Not All Tarts are Apple.
Review
[Granger] celebrates London... Readers will warm to... the eccentrically lovable denizens of Rosies Soho. (Publishers Weekly)
Synopsis
Life is starting to look up in the London café where Rosie lives with her beloved Aunt Maggie and Uncle Bert. It is 1954, rationing is over, and Roger Bannisters four-minute mile is the pride of England. But the Widow Ginger couldnt care less. An ex-GI with an ice-cold stare and fresh out of military prison, the Widow has come to settle some unfinished business with Bert. The Widows looking for his share of the profits from a wartime scamand a little vengeance for his years in the clink. Rosie soon learns that where theres smoke, theres fire, and it will take more than divine intervention to save the neighborhoodand Rosies familyfrom the Widows vengence.
Charting the further misadventures of the characters from the acclaimed Not All Tarts Are Apple, Pip Grangers newest story of Londons underworld shows her storytelling at its best.
About the Author
Pip Granger is a former teacher and denizen of Soho who now lives in England.