Download The Scarlet Sisters: My nanna's story of secrets and heartache on the banks of the River Thames AudioBook Free
'Oh my goodness - another lady, Mrs Swain!' Clara's normal iron composure broke, and she screamed, 'No! That isn't the bloody package!' And this was how my nanna, Bertha Swain, entered the globe. When Helen Batten's matrimony 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 redheads struggling to climb out of poverty and discover love through two world wars. It's a story full of surprises and scandal - a loss of life in a workhouse, a boy placed in a field, a shameful battle record, a clandestine matrimony and children used much too soon. It's as if there is a family curse. But Helen also sees love, resilience and hope - crazy wagers, late-night Charlestons and taken kisses. As she unravels the story of nanna and her scarlet sisters, Helen begins to break the spell of the past and sees a means she might herself find love again.
