num_pages: 224
description: In 1953, the dark alleyways of Soho, London, teem with crooks, fortunetellers, cardsharks, and ladies of the night. But even the toughest racketeer has a soft spot for Rosie, the adopted daughter of the whole neighborhood and resident ray of sunshine in the local café. A doorstop orphan, her world is filled with a menagerie of neighbors come to nosh and gossip. But as her Uncle Bert and pillowy-plump Aunt Maggie work to make Rosie's adoption legal, she learns that the woman she has always known as "The Perfumed Lady" is not only a professional tart, she's also a gin addict and Rosie's mum. As the real story unfolds and Rosie becomes the target of a plot, the neighborhood's response will delight readers and leave them hungry for the future titles in this charming new series, which "Maeve Binchy fans will enjoy" ( Booklist ).
language: English
title: Not All Tarts Are Apple
titlecomplete: Not All Tarts Are Apple
genres: Historical, Literature, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Humor, Mystery, British Literature
ratings_count: 423
places: Soho, London, England
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Barry Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Agatha Award
category: Best First Novel
publisher: Penguin Books