SECRETS OF THE HEART

THE GOOD OLD DAYS

For most, 19th century life in London was one of grinding poverty, binge drinking, prostitution and gun crime. Gilda O'Neill explores the streets, rat-infested slums, common lodging houses, boozers, penny gaffs and brothels in the heart of the greatest empire the world has ever seen.

THE LIGHTS OF LONDON

London's bright lights soon lose their sparkle as Kitty Miller finds herself alone and destitute. A young prostitute, Tibs Tyler, takes Kitty under her wing, and the two girls form a music hall act in an attempt to start new lives.

MY EAST END

Born into a traditional East End family in 1951, the author describes the close-knit community she grew up in. With warmth and affection she remembers the pride, kindness, courage and humour of the real East End.

OUR STREET: EAST END LIFE IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Sequel to 'My East End' (5911). Wartime in the East End of London was marked by poverty, overcrowding, food rationing , gas masks and the constant threat of German bombers. Gilda O'Neill focuses on the personal stories of ordinary East Londoners to record how they lived through the six years of the Second World War.