Book review: Natural Born Rebel, a biography of Sylvia Pankhurst
Our book reviewer Tabitha Potts reads Natural Born Rebel, Rachel Homes’ biography of Sylvia Pankhurst, which tells the riveting story
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Book review: The Little History of the East End
It’s very impressive how much careful research and detail Gordon manages to include while covering such a long period of history and making it short, readable and entertaining.
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Book review: ‘Born Fighter’ by Ruqsana Begum
‘I’m going to be wherever I want to be and achieve whatever I need to achieve to feel fulfilled. Freeing myself of that need to belong has opened my horizons to so much more, because I just enjoy what is good and makes me happy,’ she says.
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Book Review: ‘Krays: The Final Word’ by James Morton
‘This boy has been beaten by beasts’ are the first words in Krays: the Final Word, spoken by a Thames Court magistrate investigating the assault on a boy called Roy Harvey who was allegedly beaten with chains by the Kray Twins and their friend Patrick Aucott in Mare Street, Hackney.
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Book review: ‘My Dad, the Guv’nor’ by Kelly McLean
Tabitha Potts reviews My Dad, the Guv’nor, Kelly McLean’s autobiography about growing up as the daughter of Lenny McLean, the
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‘Swimming with Stingrays’ book review
One issue any autobiography faces is that it is about the messy subject that is real life. Narrative threads are
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Review: ‘The Sweet Science of Bruising’ at Wilton’s Music Hall
This entertaining and moving play set in Wilton’s Music Hall brings together four very different women to tell the story of Victorian lady boxers.
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‘Breaking Dad’ book review – an extraordinary tale wryly told
Tabitha Potts is a writer who lives in East London, an area which inspires much of her work. She has
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‘The Story of the Huguenots’ book review
Many visitors walk around the streets of East London and admire the unique architecture and the elegant houses with their
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Striking a Light by Louise Raw shines new light on Matchgirl strikes
Striking a Light is a fascinating account of the Bryant & May match girls’ strike of 1888 (or matchwomen as
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‘Paintings’ by Doreen Fletcher book review – snapshots of the moments that pass us by
This beautifully printed and bound book from Spitalfields Life Books is a monograph exploring the work of the artist Doreen
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‘The Stepney Doorstep Society’ book review
The Stepney Doorstep Society, written by journalist, ghost-writer, and novelist Kate Thompson, is a must-read for anyone interested in the history
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