Sally Worboyes 
Room for a Lodger 
A captivating romantic saga set in 1970s East End

‚She brings the East End to life‘ Barbara Windsor It is 1970 when 20-year-old Cathy falls in love with Johnny Dean, and becomes pregnant. A young docker, Johnny offers to marry Cathy – but what she doesn’t know is that his gambling has got out of hand. He owes favours to the wrong sort and to clear his debt gets involved in a serious theft at the docks…Though Cathy is supported financially by Johnny’s family, looking after a baby as a single mother isn’t easy, and she’s beginning to get lonely. When she meets a handsome young antiques dealer, friendship might not be enough for either of them. But will she be able to stop Johnny finding out?A captivating romantic saga from Sally Worboyes, author of Banished from Bow and Jamaica Street.