Plot Introduction
The book follows the story of the otherwise unnamed author, Caddie, from a brief outline of her childhood to her work as a barmaid and, later, SP bookmaking, during the Great depression until the outbreak of World War II. During this time Caddie overcomes numerous hardships as she raises her two children without the support of family or her estranged husband.
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