Tabitha Potts, Author at Roman Road LDN

Out of the Ashes book cover by Vicky Newman

Out of the Ashes by Vicky Newham book review

December 2, 2021January 14, 2022 Tabitha Potts 336 Views 3 min read

Themes of immigration, gentrification and belonging are central to Vicky Newham’s second book featuring Detective Inspector Maya Rahman. ‘Out of

Front cover of The Graves of Whitechapel book, written by Claire Evans.

Book review: ‘The Graves of Whitechapel’ by Claire Evans

October 7, 2021January 14, 2022 Tabitha Potts 434 Views 3 min read

Our book reviewer Tabitha Potts delves into The Graves of Whitechapel, a historical crime thriller that follows a barrister’s intricate

The Junior Suffragettes at the East London Federation of Suffragettes' New year party at Bow baths, East London, in 1916. Middle row, left, sixteen-year-old Rose Pangelly plays the panpipes.

The Junior Suffrafettes at the East London Federation of Suffragette's New year party at Bow baths, East London, in 1916. Middle row, left, sixteen-year-old Rose Pangelly plays the panpipes.

Book review: Natural Born Rebel, a biography of Sylvia Pankhurst

May 19, 2021October 22, 2021 Tabitha Potts 556 Views 4 min read

Our book reviewer Tabitha Potts reads Natural Born Rebel, Rachel Holmes’ biography of Sylvia Pankhurst, which tells the riveting story

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Book review: The Little History of the East End

December 19, 2020January 14, 2022 Tabitha Potts 503 Views 4 min read

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.

Book cover of Born Fighter by Ruqsana Begum

Book review: ‘Born Fighter’ by Ruqsana Begum

July 26, 2020October 21, 2021 Tabitha Potts 5243 Views 5 min read

‘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.

Kray Twins with Squibb walking outside flats in East London

Book Review: ‘Krays: The Final Word’ by James Morton

June 7, 2020January 14, 2022 Tabitha Potts 32856 Views 6 min read

‘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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Kelly and Lenny McLean in Cairo’s bar. © Kelly McLean

Book review: ‘My Dad, the Guv’nor’ by Kelly McLean

March 12, 2020January 14, 2022 Tabitha Potts 21605 Views 5 min read

Tabitha Potts reviews My Dad, the Guv’nor, Kelly McLean’s autobiography about growing up as the daughter of Lenny McLean, the

Les Clayden arm wrestles with Noel Edmunds

‘Swimming with Stingrays’ book review

September 26, 2019January 11, 2022 Tabitha Potts 26689 Views 4 min read

One issue any autobiography faces is that it is about the messy subject that is real life. Narrative threads are

A scene during The Sweet Science of Boxing at Wilton's Music Hall

Review: ‘The Sweet Science of Bruising’ at Wilton’s Music Hall

June 18, 2019January 13, 2022 Tabitha Potts 4430 Views 5 min read

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.

Book cover of 'Breaking Dad' by James Lubbock

‘Breaking Dad’ book review – an extraordinary tale wryly told

May 28, 2019January 13, 2022 Tabitha Potts 2864 Views 5 min read

Tabitha Potts is a writer who lives in East London, an area which inspires much of her work. She has

Huguenots in the early 19th century in Huguenots history - book review

‘The Story of the Huguenots’ book review

April 5, 2019April 10, 2019 Tabitha Potts 6352 Views 6 min read

Many visitors walk around the streets of East London and admire the unique architecture and the elegant houses with their

Striking a Light by Louise Raw, book cover.

Striking a Light by Louise Raw shines new light on Matchgirl strikes

March 10, 2019January 13, 2022 Tabitha Potts 22530 Views 6 min read

Striking a Light is a fascinating account of the Bryant & May match girls’ strike of 1888 (or matchwomen as

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