Book number 13 is Family Betrayal by Kitty Neale, published by AVON, a division of Harper Collins Publishers Ltd and available in paperback from amazonSet on the mean streets of 1960s South London. The Drapers rule the streets of South London. Everyone's afraid of them -- and that's just the way they like it.
When tempers flare and a family feud spirals out of control, tragedy strikes, leaving eldest son -Danny, in charge. He has shocking plans for the family business and Petula his sister and the baby of the family. She becomes the scapegoat for the Draper's dirty dealings.
The Draper family's are close knit, Infamous for their family loyalty. There are five brothers and one sister who they protect venomously. The mother, the stall wart of the family. Tries to keep everything running smoothly protecting her boy's when needed. Nursing one who suffers with chest problems when needed. She does her best to keep them all well fed even though money and food is scarce. She worships her family until tragedy strikes and then she has to deal with the fall out, which threatens to destroy her once close knit family,
To tell you too much of this story would spoil it, as it has lots of drama for the family it has lots of tears and love in equal measure. As well the twists and turns that will have you hooked from beginning to end.
You will feel for the daughter -Petula, I know I did; and her brothers for being so under the thumb of their domineering father. How they try to break away from his tight hold he has over them striving to make a break not only from the family but out in to the big wide world and to make a life of their own. Can they leave their mother on her own, a woman who has given everything for her family?
