Imelda Dooley is scared. Really scared. She's played hard and fast and now she's been caught. She's pregnant and now she's on her own. Her father, not a man to mess with, will see that somebody pays for this. And it's not going to be her. So Imelda Dooley tells a lie. A lie that literally causes murders. When Mary Dooley's husband is killed in the night's events, she knows she must graft to keep the family afloat. And graft she does, becoming a name in her own right. But she still has to watch her daughter's life spiral into a vicious, hate-fuelled cycle of drugs and prostitution. Caught up in the carnage that is Imelda's existence are Mary's adored grandchildren, Jordanna and Kenny. Pretty little Jordanna isn't yet three and she already knows far too much. All she can do is look after her baby brother, Kenny, and try not to draw unwanted attention to herself. Set in the East End of London from the tail-end of the seventies up until the present-day, THE BUSINESS is a tale of drugs, prostitution and a young girl's fight for survival -- against all the odds.
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'Cole is brilliant at portraying the good among the bad, and vice versa, so until the very end we never quite know who to trust. This is the very stuff that makes her so compelling' -- Daily Mirror 'No one writes about East End women and their vagaries like Martina Cole' -- Maxim Jakubowski, Murder One 20020329 'A powerful novel that pulls no punches... Cole has an ear for the vernacular of the East End, as well as an ability to portray the viciousness of life at the edge' the Guide -- Guide 20020329 'Right from the start [Cole] has enjoyed unqualified approval for her distinctive and powerfully written fiction' -- The Times 20020329 'Intensely readable' -- Guardian 20020329 'Martina Cole explores the shady criminal underworld, a setting she is fast making her own' -- Sunday Express 20020329 'Utterly compelling' -- Mirror 20020329 'The story will grip you from the first pages' -- Best 20020329 'Gritty novel from an author who knows intimately the world she writes about' -- Express 20020329
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Martina Cole was born and brought up in Essex. She is the bestselling author of thirteen novels set in London's gangland, and her most recent three paperbacks, as well as her latest hardback, have gone straight to No. 1 in the Sunday Times on first publication. Total sales of Martina's novels stand at eight million copies.
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Crazy Life Of A Drug Addict!
July 25 2010
By D. Williamson
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The Business gives us a shocking insight into the life of a drug addict and what ends she will go to for her drug of choice. It amazes the mind to see how drug addicts use everyone and anyone around their world, especially family. The story is realistic, believable and entertaining, and is well worth the read.
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The Business
Nov 6 2011
By Greggles
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Being a huge fan of Martina Cole I have purchased most of her books but have to say that I was really disappointed with this one. She repeatedly describes a character over and over again making this a chore t read rather than a pleasure. Having managed pubs in the areas that she writes her stories are very close to the truth. I almost wonder if her background is also in this area.
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BORING
Feb 8 2013
By Lola Simone
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I have read a few of Martina Cole's books and while I have enjoyed the others, this book was very hard getting through. The first 100 pages were just descriptions of the characters over and over and over, the rest of the book was a short story and descriptions of the characters over and over and over. After the 10th time being told how dull Imelda's brothers were I wanted to scream at my Kindle, and yes we get it, Imelda is beautiful and she has no thought for anyone but herself, we do not need to be reminded of that fact everytime her name is mentioned. The story on it own would have been strong but the endless, repetitive descriptions of the characters killed the book for me. Also the characters all started out thinking one thing of the people in their lives and within a few pages changes their mind and suddenly this person is the exact opposite of what they started off saying. This book just seemed to plod along and it made reading a chore. If this is your first name reading Martina do not start with this book because you will miss out on someone who have written some really good books.
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