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Dead to Me

by Lesley Pearse

First published 2016

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Ruby and Verity meet as children despite belonging to opposite sides of 1930s London. Verity is privately educated and secure in a Hampstead home, while Ruby is being raised in severe poverty. Their friendship gives each girl access to a world that would otherwise remain closed.

Economic collapse, family secrets and the approach of war reverse their apparent fortunes. Ruby rises while Verity suffers repeated losses, until a confrontation in 1938 breaks the bond between them. The novel follows the consequences of that separation into wartime Britain and asks whether loyalty can survive class resentment and betrayal.

Historical Periods

Great Depression1929–1939 CE World War II1939–1945 CE

Genres

Historical Sagas Romance Social & Domestic Fiction War Fiction

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