A Cuckoo in Candle Lane

This book was not what I expected at all, and whilst it is an enjoyable book, I did feel like I was reading the storyline of a soap - you name it, it happens to one of the characters in this book. It touches on some dark themes without quite doing them justice (again, like a soap) and with so many c......more

Found this book easy to read reminded me of my childhood some of the places I remember well......more

Stretch your wings and fly Battersea south London 1953, ten years old Sally Marchant known as ginger nut is in the warren of streets and alleyways on her way home from school and two tormentors jumped out as she braced herself for the confrontation, but Sally gives as good as she gets and won't cry a......more

I like these old-timey vintage books, but the heroine is a woobie, and there are times when just about everything but the kitchen sink happens to this woman. The theme is a bit much and includes child molestation, tarot, psychic powers and domestic violence. First, she is born with psychic powers, a......more

Loved it! Following the main character, Sally, from a 10 year old girl treated terribly by the man she thinks is her father, to her abuse by her uncle, to her first job, first love and beyond. The story begins in the 1950's. Sally is the cuckoo in Candle Lane....she is not her father's daughter. The......more