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Full Hearts And Empty Bellies: A 1920s Childhood From The Forest Of
Dean To The Streets Of London

Winifred Foley grew up in the 1920s, a bright, determined miner's daughter - in a world of unspoilt beauty and desperate hardship, in which women were widowed at thirty and children died of starvation. Living hand-to-mouth in a tumbledown cottage in the Forest of Dean, Foley - 'our Poll' - had a loving family and the woods and streams of a forest 'better than heaven' as a playground. But a brother and sister were dead in infancy, bread had to be begged from kindly neighbours and she never had a new pair of shoes or a shop-bought doll. And most terrible of all, like her sister before her, at fourteen little Poll had to leave her beloved forest for the city, bound for a life in service among London's grey terraces.
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Winifred Foley grew up in the 1920s, a bright, determined miner's daughter
- in a world of unspoilt beauty & desperate hardship, in which women were widowed at thirty & children died of starvation. Living h&-to-mouth in a tumbledown cottage in the Forest of Dean, Foley
- 'our Poll'
- had a loving family & the woods & streams of a forest 'better than heaven' as a playground. But a brother & sister were dead in infancy, bread had to be begged from kindly neighbours & she never had a new pair of shoes or a shop-bought doll. & most terrible of all, like her sister before her, at fourteen little Poll had to leave her beloved forest for the city, bound for a life in service among London's grey terraces.

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Forest - A area with a high density of trees
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The Works
With over 300 UK stores and more than 40000 different products in store each year, The Works is Britain's top discount book store. A well known presence on the high street, The Works was founded in 1981 to bring affordable books to the public. It now offers a large range of exciting products, including arts and crafts products, toys, gifts and seasonal products, all at discounted prices, making it a superb place to find items for hobbies and gifts for all ages. The book selection includes children's books, fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects from food and drink and craft and DIY to entertainment, autobiographies and history. Art and crafts products range from children's craft sets to sewing materials and professional artists' brushes. As well as big brands, The Works also sells their own high quality branded products.
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