Pie and Mash down the Roman Road: 100 years of love and life in one East End mar

Description: Pie and Mash down the Roman Road by Melanie McGrath This is the story of the Roman Road, an East End pie and mash shop and the lives and loves of the people who have worked and eaten there. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA NON-FICTION CROWN, THE ANDRE SIMON FOOD BOOK AWARDS AND THE FORTNUM & MASON BOOK AWARDSFilled with hearty goodness and packed together with care, this will go down a treat Evening Standard | Rich and compelling Spectator | Extraordinary and very moving Julian Fellowes | Beautifully written, carefully researched, wonderfully told Danny WallaceThe fascinating history of an iconic East End institution from the bestselling author of Silvertown, Melanie McGrath. G Kellys Pie and Mash has been run by the same family in the Roman Road in Bow for nearly a hundred years; an East End institution and the still point of a turning world. Outside its windows the Roman Road has seen an extraordinary revolution - from womens liberation and industrialisation to wars and immigration - and yet at its heart it remains one of the last traditional market roads of London.Pie and Mash down the Roman Road is the biography of that shop and of the people - customers, suppliers, employees, owners - who passed through it, and continue to do so. Through vivid tales of ordinary lives the book tells the extraordinary story of the community living around the oldest trading route in Britain, and the true heart of the East End.Draws you right into the heart of the vibrant East End community Rosie HendryPacey and breath-taking . . . I loved every word Carol Rivers Author Biography Melanie McGrath was born in Essex, and is the author of critically acclaimed, bestselling non-fiction about the East End of London (Silvertown and Hopping). She can trace her family back 300 years in the East End and City of London. As MJ McGrath and Mel McGrath she writes fiction. Her Edie Kiglatuk Arctic mysteries have been twice longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger award. She has written two London-based psychological thrillers, Give Me the Child and (forthcoming) The Hookup. She also writes for the national press and is a regular broadcaster on radio. Her work is published in twenty languages. Melanie lives and works in London. Review Filled with hearty goodness and packed together with care, this book will go down a treat - Evening StandardHer empathetic ability to inhabit vanished streets and catch authentic voices - at a point when you wonder how much longer they will be around - is rich and compelling - SpectatorExtraordinary and very moving; yet more proof, if proof were needed, that there is no such thing as an ordinary person. - Julian FellowesBrilliant, funny, fascinating. Beautifully written, carefully researched, wonderfully told. - Danny WallaceBeautifully written and impeccably researched, Pie and Mash down the Roman Road draws you right into the heart of the vibrant East End community - Rosie Hendry, author of the East End Angels seriesA still point in a turning world . . . a shop front onto the past - Mail on SundayAn emotional encounter with Bows very tumultuous history - Roman Road LDNAn accomplished social history ... lively and absorbing - Who Do You Think You Are? magazine Long Description SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA NON-FICTION CROWN, THE ANDR E SIMON FOOD BOOK AWARDS AND THE FORTNUM & MASON BOOK AWARDS Filled with hearty goodness and packed together with care, this will go down a treat Evening Standard Rich and compelling Spectator Extraordinary and very moving Julian Fellowes Beautifully written, carefully researched, wonderfully told Danny Wallace The fascinating history of an iconic East End institution from the bestselling author of Silvertown , Melanie McGrath. G Kellys Pie and Mash has been run by the same family in the Roman Road in Bow for nearly a hundred years; an East End institution and the still point of a turning world. Outside its windows the Roman Road has seen an extraordinary revolution - from womens liberation and industrialisation to wars and immigration - and yet at its heart it remains one of the last traditional market roads of London. Pie and Mash down the Roman Road is the biography of that shop and of the people - customers, suppliers, employees, owners - who passed through it, and continue to do so. Through vivid tales of ordinary lives the book tells the extraordinary story of the community living around the oldest trading route in Britain, and the true heart of the East End. Draws you right into the heart of the vibrant East End community Rosie Hendry Pacey and breath-taking . . . I loved every word Carol Rivers Review Quote An emotional encounter with Bows very tumultuous history -- Roman Road LDN Promotional "Headline" This is the story of the Roman Road, an East End pie and mash shop and the lives and loves of the people who have worked and eaten there. Details ISBN1473641977 Year 2019 ISBN-10 1473641977 ISBN-13 9781473641976 Format Paperback Publication Date 2019-02-07 Imprint Two Roads Subtitle 100 years of love and life in one East End market Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 942.1086 Pages 256 Publisher John Murray Press Short Title Pie and Mash down the Roman Road Language English UK Release Date 2019-02-07 Author Melanie McGrath Audience General NZ Release Date 2019-02-06 AU Release Date 2019-02-06 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 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