Every Step of the Way edition by Kit Domino Literature Fiction eBooks
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1952 in West London. A time of coffee bars and jukeboxes, Teddy boys and gang fights. As Christmas approaches, sixteen-year-old Beth Brixham has so much to look forward to. No more school, her first job, her first boyfriend. Instead, her world is thrown into darkness and chaos as the Great Smog descends over London, leaving in its wake a trail of death and disruption and changing Beth’s life forever.
When family tragedy strikes during the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Beth finds herself shunned by her father. Faced with eviction, she must battle against the prejudices, laws and social bigotry post World War II in an effort to prevent her baby sister being taken into care, but she hadn’t gambled on the price she has to pay when offered a radical solution.
Every Step of the Way was shortlisted for the 2004 Harry Bowling Prize for a London novel.
Every Step of the Way edition by Kit Domino Literature Fiction eBooks
Beth Brixham is a 16-year-old London girl. It's 1952 and the city is beginning to recover from the War. Beth is desperately looking for an office job, something that will please her parents and allow her a little more freedom and independence, away from her bullish, somewhat overbearing Father and her overworked and tired Mother. Beth is making her way to an interview when she becomes lost in a terrible 'pea-souper' of a fog, a fog like nothing ever seen before in London which becomes known as the 'Great Smog'. Beth takes refuge in a cafe, and gets talking to the staff and owner who offers her a job there and then. Working in a cafe is not what Beth had hoped for, but once there, she soon starts to enjoy her days.Eventually, after four days the smog cleared and the aftermath for the city is huge. Thousands of people have died and lives have been changed forever. The aftermath for Beth is that instead of getting an office job, she is now a waitress - but has met the handsome and charming Terry who has quickly stolen her heart.
Life deals Beth and her family a really hard hand. As she encounters tragedy and disappointment her character's strength shines through. Kit Domino paints a wonderfully evocative picture of life in the 1950s, of the newly emerging coffee shop culture, the music and the fashion. Throughout the story, as Beth deals with the pain and grief around her, she never weakens. Sometimes she may make the wrong decisions in life, but always for the right reasons. Beth is loyal and devoted to her family, despite her Father's treatment of her and her siblings, and indeed, his own wife. She is also determined to fight for her rights as a woman, often going against the wishes of others, to make sure that she as a woman can have the same opportunities as the men.
The story moves to rural Gloucestershire for a while and again Kit Domino is able to paint a wonderfully realistic picture of life on a farm in the 50s.
I was very impressed by the quality of the writing, the descriptions of murky London transport the reader back into the midst of the smog. Each of the characters were well-rounded, realistic and likeable, especially the heroine Beth, who with her forward-thinking ways really makes the reader stop and think about how much women today owe to those who fought the equality cause all those years ago.
This is a historical family drama done very well. The ending is left wide open for a sequel and I'd like to think that Kit Domino will let her readers know what happens next for Beth.
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Every Step of the Way edition by Kit Domino Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
If you lived through the 1950s you will relate to this book and if you did not you can learn so much about that period in time. Every Step of the Way takes the reader through the hardships of that time and the inequalities for woman. Every Step of the Way is a beautiful story filled with sadness, determination and above all it is a love story.
This novel, set in London and Gloucestershire England in the aftermath of WWII, gave me a real sense of what life was like in the 1950's, when rationing was still in place and the women who had kept the country going in the fields and in the factories during wartime, were all back at the kitchen sink. It must have been a difficult time for teenagers to grow up in and Kit Domino captures the essence of the 1950's era exceptionally well. The depiction of the London smog and its effects on the population is particularly harrowing and poignant and this is where this story begins. We follow the life of Beth, a sixteen year old girl living in 1950's London, who through experiencing love, life and loss, becomes a grown woman by the end of the novel. It's a coming of age story that is beautifully written, expertly told, and one I simply couldn't put down. Highly recommended.
Every Step Of The Way is an amazing story, it transports you back into the 1950's with ease and a realism that is at times quite harsh. Life in West London in the UK was a time when many things were changing. From the thick, pea-soup fog, to the way young women had to fight to retain their own identity; it's a piece of social history in the telling. Your heart will go out to Beth as she struggles to hold things together, the victim of a set of circumstances that are almost impossible to imagine. At times graphic, at times making you feel angry as you accompany her, you find yourself willing her on to fight those battles. It is easy to see why this story was shortlisted for the Harry Bowling prize! You turn the last page thinking `and what came next..' - I'm waiting for the sequel - there has to be one! A pleasure to read, it leaves a lasting impression...
Beth Brixham is a 16-year-old London girl. It's 1952 and the city is beginning to recover from the War. Beth is desperately looking for an office job, something that will please her parents and allow her a little more freedom and independence, away from her bullish, somewhat overbearing Father and her overworked and tired Mother. Beth is making her way to an interview when she becomes lost in a terrible 'pea-souper' of a fog, a fog like nothing ever seen before in London which becomes known as the 'Great Smog'. Beth takes refuge in a cafe, and gets talking to the staff and owner who offers her a job there and then. Working in a cafe is not what Beth had hoped for, but once there, she soon starts to enjoy her days.
Eventually, after four days the smog cleared and the aftermath for the city is huge. Thousands of people have died and lives have been changed forever. The aftermath for Beth is that instead of getting an office job, she is now a waitress - but has met the handsome and charming Terry who has quickly stolen her heart.
Life deals Beth and her family a really hard hand. As she encounters tragedy and disappointment her character's strength shines through. Kit Domino paints a wonderfully evocative picture of life in the 1950s, of the newly emerging coffee shop culture, the music and the fashion. Throughout the story, as Beth deals with the pain and grief around her, she never weakens. Sometimes she may make the wrong decisions in life, but always for the right reasons. Beth is loyal and devoted to her family, despite her Father's treatment of her and her siblings, and indeed, his own wife. She is also determined to fight for her rights as a woman, often going against the wishes of others, to make sure that she as a woman can have the same opportunities as the men.
The story moves to rural Gloucestershire for a while and again Kit Domino is able to paint a wonderfully realistic picture of life on a farm in the 50s.
I was very impressed by the quality of the writing, the descriptions of murky London transport the reader back into the midst of the smog. Each of the characters were well-rounded, realistic and likeable, especially the heroine Beth, who with her forward-thinking ways really makes the reader stop and think about how much women today owe to those who fought the equality cause all those years ago.
This is a historical family drama done very well. The ending is left wide open for a sequel and I'd like to think that Kit Domino will let her readers know what happens next for Beth.
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