The Jarrow lass : a powerful novel of passion and heartache
Trotter, Janet MacLeod, 1958-2011
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Brought up on her parents' smallholding in Jarrow in the harsh years of the 1970s, selling vegetables to poverty-struck Irish labourers such as the unruly McMullens, Rose dreams of the world beyond the grime of the town, a world she glimpsed at a fairytale wedding on the Ravensworth Estate as a child. A Powerful Novel of Passion and Heartache. Brought up on her parents' smallholding in Jarrow in the harsh years of the 1870s, selling vegetables to poverty-struck Irish labourers such as the unruly McMullens, Rose dreams of the world beyond the grime of the town, a world she glimpsed at a fairytale wedding on the Ravensworth estate as a child. Capturing the heart of handsome and rspectable steelworker William Fawcett, it seems her widh for a better life is finally within reach, but tragedy strikes.... Thiis is the first novel in the Jarrow trilogy and is inspired by Catherine Cookson's grandmother.
Main title:
The Jarrow lass : a powerful novel of passion and heartache / Janet MacLeod Trotter.
Author:
Imprint:
Morpeth : MacLeod Trotter, 2011.
Collation:
vi, 261 p. ; 24 cm.
Series title:
Jarrow trilogy ; 1.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Headline, 2001.Formerly CIP. Uk
ISBN:
9781908359018 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
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BRN:
3327240