In 1953 London's dark alleyways teem with crooks, fortune-tellers, card-sharks, and prostitutes. But even the toughest racketeer has a soft spot for 7 year old Rosie, the adopted daughter of the whole neighborhood and resident ray of sunshine. A doorstep orphan, she lives in a cafe where a menagerie of neighbors come to nosh and gossip. But as her Uncle Bert and pillowy-plump Aunt Maggie work to make her adoption legal, she learns that the woman she has always thought of as "The Pefurmed Lady" is not only a professional tart, she is also a gin addict and Rosie's mum. As the real story unfolds, Rosie becomes the target of a plot and rallies the whole neighborhood to her aid.
This is book that warms the heart. You don't want it to end.
This is book that warms the heart. You don't want it to end.
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