The Miner's Wife
Published on 19. September 2019
384 pages
978-1-5098-9522-9 (ISBN)
Description
Set in the Yorkshire Dales during the 19th century, The Miner's Wife by Diane Allen is a sweeping historical saga novel.
Nineteen-year-old Meg Oversby often dreams of a more exciting life than the dull existence she faces at her familyaEUR (TM)s farm deep in the Yorkshire Dales. Growing up, sheaEUR (TM)s always sensed her fatheraEUR (TM)s disappointment at not having a son to help with the farm work.
So when Meg dances all night at the local market hall with Sam Alderson, a lead miner from Swaledale, a new light enters her life. Sam and his brother Jack show Meg a side to life she didnaEUR (TM)t know existed. But when her parents find out, sheaEUR (TM)s forbidden from ever seeing them again.
Although where there is love, there is often a way. When MegaEUR (TM)s uncle offers her the chance of helping to run the small village shop, she leaps at the opportunity, seeing it as a way to escape the oppressive family farm and see more of her beloved Sam. But as love blossoms, a darker truth emerges and Meg realizes that Sam may not be the man she thought he was . . .
Nineteen-year-old Meg Oversby often dreams of a more exciting life than the dull existence she faces at her familyaEUR (TM)s farm deep in the Yorkshire Dales. Growing up, sheaEUR (TM)s always sensed her fatheraEUR (TM)s disappointment at not having a son to help with the farm work.
So when Meg dances all night at the local market hall with Sam Alderson, a lead miner from Swaledale, a new light enters her life. Sam and his brother Jack show Meg a side to life she didnaEUR (TM)t know existed. But when her parents find out, sheaEUR (TM)s forbidden from ever seeing them again.
Although where there is love, there is often a way. When MegaEUR (TM)s uncle offers her the chance of helping to run the small village shop, she leaps at the opportunity, seeing it as a way to escape the oppressive family farm and see more of her beloved Sam. But as love blossoms, a darker truth emerges and Meg realizes that Sam may not be the man she thought he was . . .
Reviews / Votes
If you are a lover of historical sagas and the sweep of the northern hills and their romance, then this novel is definitely for you * Historical Novel Society * An enthralling tale packed with emotion, drama and the harsh realities of life in nineteenth-century northern England * Lancashire Post *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
File size
0,48 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-5098-9522-9 (9781509895229)
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Person
Diane Allen was born in Leeds, but raised at her family's farm deep in the Yorkshire Dales. After working as a glass engraver, raising a family and looking after an ill father, she found her true niche in life, joining a large-print publishing firm in 1990. She is the author of Daughter of the Dales and The Windfell Family Secrets, and now concentrates on her writing full time. She has recently been made Honorary Vice President of the Romantic Novelists' Association. Diane and her husband Ronnie live in Long Preston, in the Yorkshire Dales, and have two children and four beautiful grandchildren.
