The Sugar Girls of Love Lane by Duncan Barrett and Nuala Calvi is a vivid social history that brings to life the women who worked at the legendary Tate & Lyle sugar refinery in London. Rooted in real stories, it offers a warm, richly detailed portrait of working-class community, resilience, and everyday life in mid-century Britain.
Readers who enjoy biographical narrative and untold historical voices will find this book engaging and human. Through memory, research, and firsthand accounts, it captures friendship, hardship, humour, and change in a world shaped by industry and camaraderie.
