On Romford Road is the fifth novel published by Lymington author, Andrew Sanger. A professional writer all his working life, Andrew is also the author of more than 40 travel guides. Unlike his previous novel, The Unknown Mrs Rosen, which is partly set in the New Forest, the new story is drawn from the backstreets and housing estates of East London. On Romford Road spans a century of love, intrigue, fear and vicious rivalry between two families as each takes its own path from poverty to prosperity. Far-reaching consequences flow down the generations from an act of kindness to a young refugee couple who never forget their gratitude. History itself plays a role as the century brings votes for women, the rise of the working class, world war and the welfare state. Andrew says, “The idea for On Romford Road came to me while visiting places where members of my own family lived years ago. That ancient, drab main street through East London seems to symbolise the vast changes that have taken place in society since that time. It brought home to me the determination, sometimes ruthlessness with which people struggled to improve their lives and their children’s lives.”