One Girl Began'A beautiful novel . . . reminds us that our streets are thick with history' ROWAN HISAYO BUCHANAN 'Both moving and addictive' JOANNA BRISCOE 'Terrific' FRANCES QUINN THREE WOMEN. ONE BUILDING. 111 YEARS . . . East London, 1909. When her family fall on hard times, Ellen finds work in a box factory and is drawn into a tight knit circle of friendship, one that will transform her life and test her in unexpected ways. In 1984, the factory is now derelict.