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In 1943 173 people died when seeking shelter from a bombing raid in Bethnal Green tube station in a crush caused by a woman falling on the stairs. The bk imagines a family's experience of the disaster as they lose their youngest daughter, + 30 years later, a journalist interviews the chair of the enquiry about his report. This is a tale told in a matter of fact way but which exposes the dislike of jewish refugees at the time. Interesting but sad.

Tagged book is a fictionalised account of the Bethnal Green Tube Station disaster which happened when hundreds of Londoners were sheltering #underground during an air raid. It was a horrific incident and the author captures the complexity of wartime society and trauma. #quotsynov17

An admirably unsentimental story about the Bethnall Green Tube Disaster 1943. The details of the disaster were only relatively recently released from Official Secrets Act. While this version of events is about fictional (and speculative) characters and causes it's a valuable consideration of how secrecy, blame and guilt can surround and obscure a public tragedy. Also, bonus matching covers! I knew I'd seen it before. #TacklingTheTBR #LRC13

I may have had a charity shop browse in my way home from work and I may have accidentally bought more books...