The Morrow Family of Newgate Street, 1966
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The Morrow Family of Newgate Street, 1966
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Molly Cutpurse
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The world has moved on—but can Maud and Richard still find meaning in the places and memories they’ve held onto for a lifetime? Book Eight of the Morrow Family Saga.
Twenty-one years after the war’s end, Newgate Street is no longer the place it once was. The hardware business is now managed by Maggie and Anthony, who face a dwindling customer base as Londoners become commuters and the close-knit community dissolves. For Maud and Richard, now in their seventies and living quietly above the shop, the modern world feels like a place they no longer recognise.
Surrounded by the ghosts of a past that shaped them, the couple grapple with the rapid changes of the 1960s: shifting values, cultural revolutions, and the steady erosion of the old East End spirit. Yet they are not without joy. As their deep affection for each other grows ever stronger, they find solace in visiting cherished places—Forest Reach, Cornwall, even Paris—where echoes of their former lives remain.
Though much has been lost, Maud and Richard endure with grace, humour, and tenderness. This final novel in the Morrow family saga is a poignant meditation on aging, memory, and love in the face of inevitable change.