Title: It is not authentic
Review: I grew up in a working class neighborhood not far from Sunderland. As I read the book, the language just did not seem authentic, and that really started to bother me. Eventually, I read the bio: she lives in Brooklyn! The book has been spun around xeroxed, careless research. I give it one star because the author did a poor job getting into the hearts (excuse the pun) of the people. It takes more than a visit to the Sunderland public library to understand, deep down, the goodness and frailties of the people.
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