City of Belmont - Ruth Faulkner Public Library

The scarlet sisters, my nanna's story of serets and heartache on the banks of the River Thames, Helen Batten

The scarlet sisters

Helen Batten

my nanna's story of serets and heartache on the banks of the River Thames

When Helen Batten's marriage breaks down, she starts on a journey of discovery into her family's past and the mysteries surrounding her enigmatic nanna's early life. What she unearths is a tale of five feisty red heads struggling to climb out of poverty and find love through two world wars. It's a story full of surprises and scandal - a death in a workhouse, a son kept in a box, a shameful war record, a clandestine marriage and young, tragic deaths. But Helen also finds love, resilience and hope - crazy wagers, late night Charlestons and stolen kisses. As she unravels the story of Nanna and her scarlet sisters, Helen starts to break the spell of the past, and sees a way she might herself find love again