The ironmonger's daughter - Harry Bowling

20/20 Edition - Headline 20th Anniversary Edition

The classic novel from the much-loved King of Cockney sagas

Ironmonger Street in 1920 is one of the most unsightly turnings in Bermondsey, its residents hardened to the grim poverty of their lives. In Jubilee Dwellings, two sisters give birth to daughters: one illegitimate, the other disabled. Connie and Molly grow up together, playing in the gutters. Life may be hard but they wouldn’t be parted for the world. Until Connie gets a job at the metal factory and meets the handsome Robert Armitage…