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Through Streets Broad And Narrow (Ivy Rose Series) Paperback – January 23, 2014

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On New Year’s Day 1925 Ivy Rose Murphy awakes to find her world changed forever. Her irresponsible Da is dead. She is grief-stricken and alone – but for the first time in her life free to please herself. After her mother deserted the family, Ivy became the sole provider for her da and three brothers. Pushing a pram around the well-to-do areas of Dublin every day, she begged for the discards of the wealthy which she then turned into items she could sell around Dublin’s markets. As she visits the morgue to pay her respects to her Da, a chance meeting introduces Ivy to a new world of money and privilege, her mother's world. Ivy is suddenly a woman on a mission to improve herself and her lot in life. Jem Ryan is the owner of a livery near Ivy’s tenement. When an accident occurs in one of his carriages, leaving a young girl homeless, it is Ivy he turns to. With Jem and the people she meets in her travels around Dublin, Ivy begins to break out of the property-ridden world that is all she has ever known. Through Streets Broad and Narrow is a story of strength and determination in the unrelenting world that was Dublin tenement life.
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    Ivy Rose Series
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    6 x 0.83 x 9 inches
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  7. ISBN-13
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'A heart warming story of Dublin in the early 20th Century.' 'What an amazing story.' 'Best of This Genre.' 'I could not put down the Ivy Rose books, I read the entire Ivy Rose Series in five days. Gemma Jackson seized my imagination and squeezed it with love of Ivy Rose.'

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1842235974
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Poolbeg Press (January 23, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781842235973
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1842235973
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.09 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.83 x 9 inches
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Gemma Jackson describes herself as an Irish Nomad. She has been around the world several times. Both backpacking and in great style. Gemma has danced with movie stars, met royalty and enjoyed the best cup of coffee of her life with the homeless in Denver, Colorado.

Life has kicked Gemma in the teeth and kissed her, through it all she grins and gets on with it. From her purple hair to her fat feet Gemma believes in enjoying life.

Through Streets Broad and Narrow is Gemma's debut novel. After 25 years of trying, she has finally succeeded. The story of Through Streets Broad and Narrow is a work of factually based fiction. Gemma was born in the area of Dublin known as The Lane. The area that features in her debut novel. She has taken the stories she grew up listening to and turned them into a story that is beginning to delight readers.

I have photographs attached to this page. One is of my favorite coin - a ha'penny. Isn't it pretty? We felt rich when we had one of those in our little hands.

There is also a photo of Stephen's Church steeple. Readers will know this street as the one Ivy uses to enter The Lane.

An old photograph outside the Shelbourne Hotel, readers will know this place.

There is a portrait photograph of me as well. Purple hair and all.

I will update this page from time to time. It's difficult to talk about yourself and what you are doing. But I'm learning.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This Book and Its Sequels are Very Enjoyable
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2017
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On or about July 5, 2017 I received an email suggestion that I might enjoy Through Streets Broad and Narrow by Gemma Jackson. I checked out information about the book on Amazon. My initial response was sparked because with my Irish heritage, I am a hibernophile. I am also one who enjoys historical fiction. The description suggested that I might well enjoy the book.

I must confess however that I was somewhat skeptical because the author is a woman and so is the central character. Too often I have found that combination to result in a disappointing book that I find too schmaltzy, too romantic, or too much concerned with women’s political issues. It may not be PC to make such a statement, but it is truth. But the book was offered on my Kindle Unlimited account so I set aside my misgivings and started reading. I am very glad that I did.

Gemma Jackson is a master of both plot movement and character development. She also has a good sense of the time period and location so that she is able to incorporate events and details that increase one’s enjoyment. I subsequently learned that Ms. Jackson was born and grew up in Dublin and had heard many stories about the Dublin of the 1920’s from her parents. That bit of information explains how she is so adept at incorporating Irish sayings that lend wonderful color to the book. Many of them caused me to smile as I recalled hearing them from me own parents and grans, but there are also many that sent me scrambling to the internet for greater understanding and almost always a smile and chuckle. (You have to love “wigs on the green”)

I so enjoyed this book, that as of a little while ago, and only ten days after ordering the first of the four in the series, I have read and enjoyed all four of the books. I have regaled my wife with assorted parts that had me laughing aloud or explaining why I was asking her to wait for me while I finished a chapter. She agrees with me that the books could be the source for an excellent BBC or RTE One mini-series.

I hope you will have an experience similar to mine and be saying “Bejesus, Glenn, the state of these books and the price of best butter!”
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Dennis Logan
4.0 out of 5 stars Great story
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2023
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It's a banger of a story about a young woman finding her self in Dublin in 1925. A bit rushed but well written.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ivy triumphs
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A riveting, page turning tale, there is never too much of Ivy. The descriptions of life in Dublin are graphic and hard on the sensitivities but serves to underscore the people's strength. It was difficult to wrap my mind around their sense of acceptance of this is how the world is and there is nothing that can change it. Until, Ivy wakes up and meets Ann Marie and realizes that something can be done. You cannot help loving Ivy, feisty, free spirited, independent, fighter, not just for herself but for her friends as well. Reading of Ivy's fight against the system puts back the hope that was need to balance the story.
This is not a dark story, however, because there is underlying humor throughout, as Ivy takes a sense of joy and happiness wherever she goes.
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Mom, Mum, Meme
5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly enjoyed!
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2016
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This is a delightful story that features interesting characters and unexpected twists! Ivy Murphy learns at the beginning of the story that her father has drowned while on a drunken binge. Her worst fears are realized when she realizes her unemployed father (of whom she was the sole support) stole every cent in their freezing, two room tenement apartment for what turned out to be his final night at the pubs.
In her young 20s, Ivy finds herself alone and impoverished after being the only provider of her family since her mother's disappearance when she was nine years old. Her three younger brothers have long since taken off to parts unknown and her dad's final act of pilfering her hard-earned rent money leave her shaken. In a desire to say goodbye to her father, she bundles up in her cast-off, ragged men's jacket and walks through the snowy streets to the hospital morgue.
At the morgue, Ivy meets Ann Marie, a wealthy socialite whose Quaker upbringing prompted her to seek work in an effort to help the bereaved. Ann Marie, having grown up with servants who anticipated the needs of every member of the household, is stunned to see the nearly starving woman and learn of her plight. Ann Marie vows to make a difference in Ivy's life but knows she will have to proceed carefully due to Ivy's fierce pride.
As the story progresses, we see Ann Marie's awareness growing and her own life changing as her relationship with Ivy flourishes despite the disparity of their lifestyles.
Ivy's friendship with Jem, the neighboring livery owner, is strengthened when Jem rescues a little girl from life in an orphanage. (The description of the night of that fateful carriage ride keeps the reader enthralled. I especially enjoyed the sincere yet comical effort Ivy and Jem made in holding a religious service in the wee hours of the morning.)
Ivy proves to be a champion for those in need and is continually striving to overcome her illiteracy and reduced circumstances. Along the way, she insures that the lives of others are improved as well.
I urge readers to pick up this first installment of the Ivy Rose series and get to know Ivy and all the colorful characters of The Lane!
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Katherine
5.0 out of 5 stars Could not stop reading
Reviewed in Canada on July 31, 2021
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I loved reading this book , could not put it down. Enjoyed the time period , the hardships the people went through just to make a living
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Moutushi Ghoshdeysarkar
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautifully scripted account of a lifestyle
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I found it very interesting to read the nitty-gritty of a life which is normally hidden. No magazines cover them unless one from this level really really makes it big. As much as I enjoyed the rise of Ivy through sheer determination I also enjoyed the daily lives of the people around her and a glimpse into the high society. A page-turner and a very soothing read after a hard day's work. Thank you Jemma Jackson for writing it. Cheers.
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laura
5.0 out of 5 stars A great read
Reviewed in Italy on January 27, 2019
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I couldn't stop reading, even if the plot a bit melodramatic and unrealistic. The characters are really interesting, as well as the setting, the slums of Dublin
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gemma Jackson, what a storyteller!!!
Reviewed in Australia on September 5, 2022
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My very first by this author definitely won’t be my last.
You had me at the very first & I remained totally entranced till the end & if not for ‘the real world’ I would have rushed on to book 2.
I’ll get my chores done, my dinner down & thoroughly enjoy my continuing love affair with Ivy Jem & the multitude of supporting characters.
Highly highly recommended!!!
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A HISGETT
5.0 out of 5 stars The most enjoyable book I have read this year.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 17, 2016
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The three most important things I can say about this book are;

From the moment I started reading I didn’t put it down until I had finished every last word
The first thing I did after finishing the book was go to Amazon and download the next book. Actually that’s a lie I went to bed first as it was now 3.30am in the morning, but it was the first thing I did the next morning (after a cup of coffee).
After finishing the book I felt happier than I did before I started it and the next day I still felt happy looking forward to reading the next book.

There are some minor problems with the story, at times it feels a bit ‘jerky’. There are jumps in the story where on a couple of occasions I even thought I had missed a page. Also there are the odd unresolved incidents. I suspect the author feels they have been finished and has moved on, but I am left wondering what happened next. For example Ann Marie has an emotional meeting with her Uncle about the behavior of one of her cousins. Ann Marie leaves the matter with her Uncle and moves on with her life, but we never find out what the Uncle actually does. This is a minor thing and doesn’t affect the main story but having grabbed my interest it would have been nice to know what happened.

Because of these minor problems I was going to give 4 stars but actually they are not important. What is important is that this was the most enjoyable book I have read this year.
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