This is a wonderful East End of London saga written by a good author. Loved this book.

Back Cover Blurb:
Gas lights and horse drawn buses, gin-soaked night clubs and fluttering lace curtains: the world of Autumn Alley.
Meet Maud, the formidable Irish-American suffragette; sulky Patricia, whose unhappy childhood leads her to a dangerous love affair; vivacious, flame-haired Colleen; Mary, who struggles to bring up children beside her wayward husband - and Arfer, whose quick mind lifts him out from the world of poverty in London's East End. ( )