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Name: Up the Junction
Author: Nell Dunn

Winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, *Up the Junction* is a concise, slice‑of‑life portrait of working‑class women living in the Battersea slums of South London in the early 1960s. Nell Dunn’s spare, observant prose captures the rhythm of everyday life and the relationships that bind the characters together. The book offers a vivid depiction of London’s urban environment and the social realities of its working‑class residents.

First publish date: 1963

Genre: General Fiction/Short Stories

Authors: Nell Dunn

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