The sugar girls [sound recording] : tales of hardship, love and happiness in Tate & Lyle's East End /
by Barrett, Duncan; Calvi, Nuala; McDonald, Penny.
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SoundPublisher: Bath : Oakhill, 2012Description: 7 sound discs (9 hr., 10 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.ISBN: 9780857355829 (sound discs) :.Classification number: 331.4864 BARSubject(s): Tate & Lyle (Firm) -- History | Women sugar workers -- England -- London -- Social conditions -- 20th century | History | Sugar -- Manufacture and refining -- England -- London -- History -- 20th century | Audiobooks | Industry | East End (London, England) -- Social conditions -- 20th centuryRead by Penny McDonald.Summary: In the years leading up to and after the Second World War, many women left school at 14 to work in the bustling factories of London's East End. Of all the factories that lined the docks, it was at Tate & Lyle's where you could earn the most generous wages and enjoy the best social life. 'The Sugar Girls' recalls memories of this era. During the Blitz, thousands of women left school at 14 to work in the bustling factories of London's East End. Of them all, it was at Tate & Lyle's where you could earn the most generous wages and enjoy the best social life. The work was hard, but it was more than just a factory, it was a community. Weaving together tales of adversity, resilience and youthful high spirits, this is an evocative, moving story of hunger, hardship and happiness and provides a moving insight into a lost way of life.
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Spoken Word CD - Adult
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Crosby Library | Spoken word Adult non-fiction | Non-Hire CD (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 24/10/2024 | 002687887X |
Compact discs.
Read by Penny McDonald.
In the years leading up to and after the Second World War, many women left school at 14 to work in the bustling factories of London's East End. Of all the factories that lined the docks, it was at Tate & Lyle's where you could earn the most generous wages and enjoy the best social life. 'The Sugar Girls' recalls memories of this era. During the Blitz, thousands of women left school at 14 to work in the bustling factories of London's East End. Of them all, it was at Tate & Lyle's where you could earn the most generous wages and enjoy the best social life. The work was hard, but it was more than just a factory, it was a community. Weaving together tales of adversity, resilience and youthful high spirits, this is an evocative, moving story of hunger, hardship and happiness and provides a moving insight into a lost way of life.
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