Not All Tarts Are Apple - Couverture souple

Granger, Pip

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ISBN 10 : 0142003328 ISBN 13 : 9780142003329

Editeur : Penguin Books, 2003

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NOT ALL TARTS ARE APPLE...

At least, that's what seven-year-old Rosie finds out at school one morning. 'You haven't got no proper mum and dad. Your mum's a tart', she is told by her friend Kathy Moon. And with this, Rosie's safe world - her home above the cafe in Old Compton Street, watched over by her devoted Uncle Bert and Auntie Maggie - is turned upside down.

A cafe in post-war Soho is a strange place to bring up a child. Rosie is used to being with a motley group of grown-ups - Mamma Campanini at the deli, Madame Zelda (Clairvoyant to the Stars), Sharkey Finn (a clever lawyer, but bent as a two-bob watch), Paulette (French Lessons) - and the mysterious Perfumed Lady, who makes an appearance from time to time. Usually the worse for drink, she laughs a lot and wears clothes like a princess. She brings Rosie presents - silver shoes and glittery jewellery and satin ribbons. Rosie thinks she is her fairy godmother. But she is, of course, Rosie's real mum ... and one day, might want to reclaim her.

Pr�sentation de l'�diteur :

In 1953, the dark alleyways of Soho, London, teem with crooks, fortunetellers, cardsharks, and ladies of the night. But even the toughest racketeer has a soft spot for Rosie, the adopted daughter of the whole neighborhood and resident ray of sunshine in the local caf�. A doorstop orphan, her world is filled with a menagerie of neighbors come to nosh and gossip. But as her Uncle Bert and pillowy-plump Aunt Maggie work to make Rosie's adoption legal, she learns that the woman she has always known as "The Perfumed Lady" is not only a professional tart, she's also a gin addict and Rosie's mum. As the real story unfolds and Rosie becomes the target of a plot, the neighborhood's response will delight readers and leave them hungry for the future titles in this charming new series, which "Maeve Binchy fans will enjoy" ( Booklist).

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