73 Dove Street
- Author Julie Owen Moylan
- Narrator Ayesha Antoine
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Run Time 9 hours and 52 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Historical fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Sense of place.
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What to expect
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A page-turning and evocative novel set in 1950s London from the author of That Green Eyed Girl.
West London, 1958. 73 Dove Street is a shabby house in a shabby street.
But this boarding house’s attic room suits newcomer Edie Budd very well.
It’s somewhere to hide.
Tommie, on the second floor, is up in Soho every night.
There’s a man she’s pursuing –
whether he wants her or not.
Landlady Phyllis has thrown out her cheating husband.
She’s burned his belongings in the street.
Sometimes there’s no going back.
Three survivors living under one roof.
Each alone nursing their secret hurts – and hopes.
Because opening your heart could save or destroy you . . .
'Gripping . . . Julie Owen Moylan vividly recreates drab, grey postwar London and her characters are convincing to the end' THE TIMES, 'BEST NEW HISTORICAL FICTION'
'Psychologically astute and emotionally absorbing, this is a heartfelt read' DAILY MAIL
'A wonderfully evocative, immersive novel that brings 50s London to life, from the smog and the nightlife to attitudes towards women . . . a vivid, absorbing and ultimately uplifting read' SUNDAY EXPRESS
'An incredibly vivid rendering of post-war London and the complicated lives of three woman whose fates intersect at a boarding house . . . emotional, immersive and utterly absorbing' JENNIFER SAINT
'The sense of time and place is beautifully evocative. It's about pride and shame and love and loss and ultimately hope' LAURA SHEPHERD-ROBINSON
'Once again, Julie Owen Moylan has created a world that feels completely real and vivid' JODIE CHAPMAN
'From the Rivoli Ballroom to the seedy nightlife of Soho, the characters leap off the page in this compelling mystery' WOMAN & HOME
'A beautiful story of friendship and new beginnings' BEST
'Gripping and atmospheric' RED
'I loved it even more than Julie's debut That Green Eyed Girl. Soho in the 50s is brilliantly done, as are the female characters. Brava Julie!' GEORGINA MOORE
©2023 Julie Owen Moylan (P)2023 Penguin Audio
Critics Review
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Touching, entertaining, hopeful. A vivid sense of time, place, people’s attitudes and fragilities
Sunday Times -
Psychologically astute and emotionally absorbing, this is a heartfelt read
Daily Mail -
73 Dove Street is a pacy and evocative account of the struggles facing women of that era
Herald -
Gripping . . . Julie Owen Moylan vividly recreates drab, grey postwar London and her characters are convincing to the end
The Times, 'Best New Historical Fiction for July 2023 -
From the Rivoli Ballroom to the seedy nightlife of Soho, the characters leap off the page in this compelling mystery
Woman & Home -
An incredibly vivid rendering of post-war London and the complicated lives of three woman whose fates intersect at a boarding house as they seek to take control of their own destinies. This was an engrossing read; emotional, immersive and utterly absorbing
Jennifer Saint, Sunday Times bestselling author of Ariadne
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