Memoirs of an East End Girl
Born into a background of dock workers in Wapping in the 1940s, the author`s recollections of the old, unrecon- structed Docklands and the closely knit families of `real` East Enders who lived there provides fascinating reading. Well educated and imbued with a strong work ethic (albeit a Catholic one), Patricia Gudge was a star at school but was destined - like many of her gender and background - to become a foot soldier in the vast corporate battlefield of twentieth-century London. Here, `a good day`s work for a fair day`s pay` meant commuting from Kent, sometimes at weekends, to unrewarding toil as a solicitor`s PA. Despite marital disruptions and health problems, the author soldiered on to a welcome retirement spent in travel in...
