Sue Wilsher, author of When My Ship Comes In, makes an emotional return to 1950s Essex

Tilbury, 1950s. The Empire is a boarding house run by Vi, Doris's mother - the Empire Girls of the title. When Doris becomes pregnant out of marriage, she is kicked out of the house and forced to fend for herself. Desperate to look after her daughter, she takes any job going. She falls in with the Windrush immigrants and finds herself helping one to a new life in Britain.

About the Author
Sue Wilsher grew up in South Essex near a shoe factory and the Thames estuary. The shoe company housed its workers, including Sue's grandparents and mother. Sue based her debut novel, When My Ship Comes In, on the history of the area. She now lives in Kent with her husband and two children.

Reviews
It's a page-turning, well-researched and revealing story filled with heartache and drama as two very different women battle with the hardships and prejudices of life in the Fifties. * Lancaster Evening Post *
a gripping page-turner about resilience, hope and the triumph of the human spirit readers will not be able to put down. * Bookish Jottings *



Book Information
ISBN 9780751564617
Author Sue Wilsher
Format Hardback
Page Count 384
Imprint Sphere
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 628g
Dimensions(mm) 239mm * 159mm * 35mm