- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: Headline; First Edition; 1st printing. edition (4 Sep 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0755333780
- ISBN-13: 978-0755333783
- Product Dimensions: 22.2 x 3.2 x 24.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,889,364 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In the summer of 1965, when rock and roll music fills the dance halls and a new era is dawning, the Marvell factory in Grafton is buzzing with life. Could it be because singing sensation Sandie Shaw is coming to town? Or maybe it's because, for some of the factory workers, even bigger events are taking place off the clock...
There's the general manager and his young naïve mistress, the elegant secretary carrying a hidden burden, the immigrant workers making a new life in a new land, and for innocent student Cassandra her summer on the production line teaches her more than she ever imagined. As the sound of the sixties sings out from the factory Tannoy, the extraordinary stories behind the lives of the workers within unfold. For factory life is never a simple life, as there's always more going on than meets the eye.
About the Author
Wendy Robertson grew up in the North of England, one of four children whose widowed mother, an ex-nurse, worked in a factory. Wendy has worked as a teacher and lecturer, gaining a Masters whilst also writing short stories, articles, a column in the Northern Echo and novels for young adults. At present, she is Writer In Residence at Long Newton Prison.
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A passable story let down by lack of proofreading,
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This review is from: Sandie Shaw and the Millionth Marvell Cooker (Hardcover)
This tale of life in a factory in 1960s Newcastle would be quite diverting if I could get past the fact no one ever seems to have proofread this text. The amount of (and nature of) mistakes that pervade this book is ATROCIOUS! It was riddled with typos, incorrect uses of words and sudden, inexplicable changes of tense. It also uses several Americanisms ("she's cool with that" "I'm mad at her") that would not have been heard of for another 30 years in this country. Can't believe the publisher let it go through in this state.
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