# One Girl Began

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- Book: [One Girl Began](https://www.bookquiver.com/kate-murray-browne/one-girl-began) ([One Girl Began.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/kate-murray-browne/one-girl-began.md))
- Authors: [Kate Murray-Browne](https://www.bookquiver.com/kate-murray-browne)
- Publisher: phoenix
- Medium: audio
- ISBN: 978-13-9961-369-9
- Published: 2024-04-18
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Audiobook

## Description

A beautiful novel . . . reminds us that our streets are thick with history' ROWAN HISAYO BUCHANAN 'Both moving and addictive' JOANNA BRISCOE 'Terrific' FRANCES QUINN THREE WOMEN. ONE BUILDING. 111 YEARS . . . East London, 1909. When her family fall on hard times, Ellen finds work in a box factory and is drawn into a tight-knit circle of friendship, one that will transform her life and test her in unexpected ways. In 1984, the factory is now derelict. Eighteen-year- old Frances moves in with a group of squatters and activists who have taken over the abandoned building. As she tries to build a new life, an unsettling relationship develops, forcing her to question who she is and where her loyalties lie. In 2020, the squat is now a gentrified conversion in a fashionable corner of the city. Amanda feels trapped in her tiny flat, overwhelmed by the demands of new motherhood and unsure of what the future holds - until the possibility of an alternative life presents itself . . . From acclaimed author Kate Murray-Browne, One Girl Began is a vibrant, enthralling and moving novel about three women across three very different moments in time, connected by the same building and the forces that shape our lives.