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|title=Jam and Roses: The Lives and Loves of 1920s Factory Girls

|author=Mary Gibson

|publisher=Head of Zeus

|date=January 2015

|summary=A struggling family in 1920s Bermondsey seem to be pulling apart, despite their best efforts to stick together. When a foolish decision threatens to destroy the family completely, they must work harder than ever to maintain a united bond.

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The year is 1923 and 'jam-girl' Millie Colman is eagerly awaiting the arrival of a letter inviting her family to go 'hopping' in Kent. The annual trip provides desperately needed respite from the oppressive atmosphere at home, as well as a much-needed dose of fresh air and open space. For Millie, the invitation symbolises escape; albeit for only a few precious weeks of the year. Life in the Colman household is uncomfortable, to say the least. Millie and her two sisters bicker constantly and the whole family live under the shadow of a drunken father who is prone to violent rages. Unfortunately for Millie, this year's hopping trip is anything but an escape, when she makes a foolish decision which will have dire repercussions for the whole family.