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The Stepney Doorstep Society
  • Published: 23 August 2018
  • ISBN: 9780718189877
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 248
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The Stepney Doorstep Society

The remarkable true story of the women who ruled the East End through war and peace

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23 Aug 2018
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7 Feb 2019
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The unsung and remarkable stories of the women who held London's East End together during not one, but two world wars

While the men were away at war it was strong women like Joan, Marie, Babs, Beattie and Minksy who ruled the streets of the East End. Kate Thompson tells the real stories of the war experienced by these matriarchs, a tribe of working-class women in the stinking slums, teeming tenements and sweatshops of East London.

Forget church halls and jam-making, these powerfully authentic stories will have you questioning what you thought you knew about wartime women. From standing up to the Kray twins, taking over the London Underground and crawling out of bombsites, these women fought to survive and protect their community in some of our country's darkest hours.
  • Published: 23 August 2018
  • ISBN: 9780718189877
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 248
Categories:

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Praise for The Stepney Doorstep Society

Kate Thompson writes books that make you laugh and make you cry, sometimes at the same time. You cannot put them down. I advise you to read them all!

Anita Dobson

The remarkable story of the women who ruled the East End through the Blitz. A lively authentic social history, the book centres around five formidable working-class women . . . a hair-raising, but always warmhearted tale

My Weekly

Inspiring tales of courage in the face of hardship

Mail on Sunday

Astonishing

Radio 5 Live

Crammed full of fascinating stories

BBC 2 Steve Wright

Untold stories from wartime Blitz

Woman's Weekly

Britain's forgotten army

Daily Express

Celebrates the lives of tough wartime matriarchs

ITV News

Formidable women

Take a Break

Kate Thompson's interviews with east London's wartime matriarchs offer an important glimpse into a vanishing world

Sunday Express

Kate Thompson's study of five working-class women who lived through the blitz shows how informal collectives can provide lasting support and inspiration . . . [a] fascinating account

Guardian