00729    a2200169   4500020001800000050002200018100002700040245004200067264003000109300001400139336002100153337002500174338002300199504001300222520030400235650002000539  a9780552138970  aPR6058.bHAM 1992  aHamilton, Rutheauthor  aBilly London's girls /bRuth Hamilton  aLondon :b Corgi, c1992.  a527 pages  1text2rdacontent  1unmediated2rdamedia  1volume2rdacarrier  ano index  aHe came to Lancashire from London's East End - a mean, secretive man who treated his wife and daughters badly. As the sirens of 1939 heralded the advent of war, the girls began their own battle for new, triumphant and fulfilling lives. The author's other novels include "With Love From Ma Maguire".   aEnglish fiction