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Ridley Road

Author: Jo Bloom  

Ridley Road
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SOON TO BE A MAJOR BBC ONE DRAMA A beautifully written love story set in 1960s Soho amid the revival of fascism.

SOON TO BE A MAJOR BBC ONE DRAMAA beautifully written love story set in 1960s Soho amid the revival of fascism.

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SOON TO BE A MAJOR BBC ONE DRAMA A beautifully written love story set in 1960s Soho amid the revival of fascism.

SOON TO BE A MAJOR BBC ONE DRAMAA beautifully written love story set in 1960s Soho amid the revival of fascism.

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A dark love story set in the Swinging Sixties

SUMMER, 1962. Twenty-year-old Vivien Epstein, a Jewish hairdresser from Manchester, arrives in London following the death of her father. She has travelled to the city to make a new start, and quickly finds herself swept up in a city buzzing with life. Landing a job at Oscar's salon, she thrives amid the vibrant cafe culture of Soho and the warm camaraderie of the other hairdressers.

But beneath the surface, Vivien is desperate to find Jack Fox, a man she had a brief but intense romance with some months before. Her search leads to confront the dark resurgence of fascism, countered by the Jewish community in street battles around Ridley Road in the East End of London. Amid the growing tensions, can her love survive?

'A tale of love and morality set in the dark side of the Swinging Sixties' The Lady

'Convincingly evocative of an exciting era' Daily Mail

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Critic Reviews

“Bloom has uncovered an episode in London's history that deserves to be better known, and her research has thrown up some appalling events...the subject matter alone makes for a thought-provoking read”

A vivid, cinematic and exciting debut - RED Magazine 'Book of the Month'

Bloom has uncovered an episode in London's history that deserves to be better known, and her research has thrown up some appalling events . . . the subject matter alone makes for a thought-provoking read - INDEPENDENT

Well-researched, convincingly evocative of an exciting era and covers events of which most people will have little awareness. It's also a timely warning against the dangers of the insidious rhetoric against people of a different race or nationality, which is rearing its ugly head again - DAILY MAIL

A stirring story of the darker side of the 60s - SUNDAY MIRROR

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About the Author

Jo Bloom has worked as a freelancer in the communications field for the past fifteen years with a focus on arts publicity and e-learning. She also contributed to the book review section of Time Out, London for a few years. Prior to this she lived and worked in Prague and New York. She was inspired to write Ridley Road when she met a Jewish anti-fascist who'd lived in the East End all his life and participated in numerous street battles with the fascists alongside both the 43 Group and the 62 Group. She lives in Brighton with her husband and young son. Follow her on Twitter @missiejobloom or visit her website

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A dark love story set in the Swinging SixtiesSUMMER, 1962. Twenty-year-old Vivien Epstein, a Jewish hairdresser from Manchester, arrives in London following the death of her father. She has travelled to the city to make a new start, and quickly finds herself swept up in a city buzzing with life. Landing a job at Oscar's salon, she thrives amid the vibrant cafe culture of Soho and the warm camaraderie of the other hairdressers. But beneath the surface, Vivien is desperate to find Jack Fox, a man she had a brief but intense romance with some months before. Her search leads to confront the dark resurgence of fascism, countered by the Jewish community in street battles around Ridley Road in the East End of London. Amid the growing tensions, can her love survive?'A tale of love and morality set in the dark side of the Swinging Sixties' The Lady 'Convincingly evocative of an exciting era' Daily Mail

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Publisher
Orion Publishing Co | Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published
24th September 2015
Pages
336
ISBN
9781780228242

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