Ruth Hamilton wird als eine der beliebtesten Autorinnen Nordwestenglands gefeiert. Ihre Romane sind tief in der Region verwurzelt und fangen das Leben und die Schicksale ihrer Charaktere mit tiefem Verständnis und Empathie ein. Hamiltons unverwechselbare Stimme und ihre Fähigkeit, fesselnde Erzählungen zu schaffen, machen sie zu einer bedeutenden und geschätzten literarischen Persönlichkeit.
Kate Murray's father rejected her from birth. Knowing from the start that there could be no more children, and therefore no son and heir, he hated her. She grew up determined to find a life where people were proud of her. The author has also written A Whisper to the Living.
Eccentricity is the family byword for the Compton-Milnes The Compton-Milnes are eccentric, to say the least. A marriage between Gus, a reclusive but brilliant professor, and Lisa, a promiscuous cosmetic surgery addict, has produced Ben, an OCD-riddled genius, and his self-sacrificing sister Harriet, while Gus's acerbic invalid mother rules over them all from her attic throne room. But when Lisa's lover turns on her, the family must pull together to survive . . .
A saga spanning 40 years of life in the Lancashire cotton mills. This book tells of the lives and loves of two families from different backgrounds. The unhappy Swainbanks, cushioned by wealth but tortured by emotional conflict come to need the Maguires, especially Ma Maguire, more and more.
Anna MacRae is only five years old when her mother dies in childbirth and she is left with twin baby sisters. Anna is a gifted child, with a warm personality to match, but not so her sisters. Anna must learn to cope with them if she is ever to find happiness of her own.
Much has been written about the loss of Halsands village to the encroaching sea, of how the dredging of sand from the quiet bay to facilitate the building of Devonport Dockyard saw the waves wash away a whole community. Here for the first time the story is told through the eyes of a single family - from the day the dredger arrived in the 1890s, to the enforced exodus from the village in the 1920s, and the rebuilding of their lives through the 1940s and 1950s. With the death of one of the remaining fishermen who fought the authorities to maintain a traditional way of life, four remarkable sisters now enter the scene and this is their story. In the face of great hardship these extraordinary women, daughters of a fisherman, start rebuilding their lives. Against all odds, and facing the hardships of the open sea, they continue to fish for their livelihood, not only competing successfully in what was almost exclusively a man's world, but bringing innovation onto their dangerous trade. They then embark on the building of a hotel overlooking the old village, making the blocks themselves and undertaking much of the labour involved.Through a superb text, written by the son of one of the sisters, and illustrated with many photographs never before published, the book brings to life the human story behind the tragedy of Hallsands.The authors, Ruth and Frank Milton are direct descendants of the four sisters of Hallsands.
Set in the historic village of Chandlers Green, the story revolves around the Chandler family, who have been candle makers for five centuries. Now facing decline under the leadership of Richard Chandler, the once-thriving dynasty struggles with an unhappy household and dwindling properties. The novel explores themes of legacy, familial strife, and the impact of changing times on tradition and identity.
Behind closed doors everyone has a secret . . .
A sweeping novel of love, lust and hatred set in 1950s Lancashire
A brilliant novel from the bestselling Ruth Hamilton.
The next novel by the bestselling Ruth Hamilton.