Rating: 5 out of 5

An enjoyable read from start to finish. Simply written, but with good storyline with characters with depth. Kind of surprised that this hasn’t been made into a film as it has that kind of feel to it.

Highlighted passages:

Even here in their own war the working class stood at a disadvantage.

‘You go on or go under. That’s life these days, isn’t it?’

There was something romantic about decaying buildings; the Victorians had loved them, of course. But it was different if you had to live in them.

‘You can influence destiny, you can hamper it or hurry it forward. You can’t do anything to change fate.’

You shouldn’t leave it to other people to make you like yourself.

Originally posted to my Goodreads account