Jam and roses

By Mary Gibson

Three sisters are growing up in 1920s Bermondsey - the larder of London - with its bustling docks, its spice mill, tannery and factories. Southwells jam factory is where many of the girls work. And...

Jam and roses

By Mary Gibson

Three sisters are growing up in 1920s Bermondsey - the larder of London - with its bustling docks, its spice mill, tannery and factories. Southwells jam factory is where many of the girls work. And...

Jam and roses

By Mary Gibson

Three sisters are growing up in 1920s Bermondsey - the larder of London - with its bustling docks, its spice mill, tannery and factories. Southwells jam factory is where many of the girls work. And...

Gunner girls and fighter boys

By Gibson Mary Romantic Fiction Writer

May Lloyd's father calls her his homing pigeon because of her uncanny knack of navigating her way around the streets of South London - even in pitch darkness. It is a gift that will save her life w...

Gunner girls and fighter boys

By Gibson Mary Romantic Fiction Writer

May Lloyd's father calls her his homing pigeon because of her uncanny knack of navigating her way around the streets of South London - even in pitch darkness. It is a gift that will save her life w...

Air Sea Interaction

By Mary Gibson, G. T. Csanady

Air Sea Interaction

By Mary Gibson, G. T. Csanady

Dance with Grief

By Mary Gibson

Custard tarts and broken hearts

By Gibson Mary Romantic Fiction Writer

They call them custard tarts - the girls who work at Pearce Duff's custard powder factory in Bermondsey before the First World War. Conditions are hard but nothing can quench the spirit of humour a...

Jam roses

By Mary Gibson

Three sisters are growing up in 1920s Bermondsey - the larder of London - with its bustling docks, its spice mill, tannery and factories. Southwells jam factory is where many of the girls work. And...