If this book appeals then you'll also enjoy [[Shadows Of The Workhouse: The Drama Of Life In Postwar London by Jennifer Worth|Shadows of the Workhouse]] also by Jennifer Worth.
|comment= I have just finished ''Farewell to the East End'' and have now read all three books. What a journey its been, cant remember reading 3 such riveting books in succession for a long time. Feel quite bereft now. Wishing Jennifer great success with the books, hopefully she will write another on the next stage of her life - here's hoping