During week days Kevin Kendall goes to school and in the weekends he works on the Thames Reach
Market. His
family has a
stand there, where they
sell all kinds of
lamps and lights. On Saturdays it is Kevin’s turn to sell lamps, although he does not like it. Not that he minds getting up at six in the morning, but the family Cox, in the next stand, make his life miserable. They also sell lamps and lights and there is a competition between the families. The Cox, especially Alfie Cox, try every trick in the book to win the competition and to have Kevin and his family go bankrupt. At first it is fair play. Alfie reduces his prices and makes a bigger display to attract more customers. But it does not make much difference, and Kevin still gets customers, although not as many as Alfie. This is not what the Cox family want. Alfie
starts to intimidate Kevin by disparaging and bullying him. If the Kendall family stops selling their products on the market, the Cox will have a first right to obtain their license for a stand on the market. The feud threatens to become a full scale war and Kevin and his mom start to fight back. His new girlfriend Wendy joins them in the battle. Although they now offer resistance, it may not be enough. Kevin thinks the only one who can help them is his dad, Bill Kendall, who left home two years before. So he starts searching for him and the time that he can dedicate to the stand becomes less. But finally he succeeds in finding his dad and together they continue to battle the Cox. In the end they are so successful that the Cox eventually go bankrupt. The Cox get arrested by the police and are charged with fraud. Kevin’s father and mother get back together again and the story ends on a happy note.
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