
The Gooding girl
Famille (récits)
Audio avec voix humaine
Résumé
She was called the "Gooding Girl" because she resembled her grandmother, but her name was Julia Coulsden, born the day the family fishing boat "Silver Lady" was launched in July 1910. Prosperous and hardworking, the Coulsdens owned a boatyard and… fishing business in Rye and Hastings. Against a background of middle class prosperity and social ambition, the story of Julia unfolds. The fears of childhood, dreams of adolescence, unexpected death, unwanted pregnancy, controversial marriages and sudden inheritance are all part of this eventful story. 1993.