Claire Rayner 
Jubilee (Book 1 of The Poppy Chronicles) 

The marriage between Mildred Amberly and Lizah ‘Kid’ Harris, a Jewish boxer from the East End seems a union doomed to failure. Their daughter Poppy’s first memory is of Queen Victoria’s Jubilee in 1897. She has all the strong will and feistiness of her parents, combined with an insatiable appetite for the experiences of life. ‘Jubilee’ is the powerful tale of Poppy’s life during a period of rapid and monumental change — not just for her but for all women.