- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Coronet; New edition edition (15 Nov 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340769017
- ISBN-13: 978-0340769010
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 11 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 382,797 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Compelling and fascinating' (Middlesborough Evening Gazette )
'A stirring tale . . . Freda Lightfoot always tells a good story.' (Keswick Reminder )
'A stirring tale . . . Freda Lightfoot always tells a good story.' (Keswick Reminder )
Middlesborough Evening Gazette
'Compelling and fascinating'
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
i picked up the book and couldnt put it down, the story relates to the early 1920s in salford,a mining town with the story concerntrating on the differences between the class system bella the main character being the mill owners daughter but wanting to help the women in the slums by setting up a womens clinic to give advice on contraception
which at the time was thought to be immoral.the story goes through the trials and tribulations bella and her clinic face by the angry protesters also how bella is banished from the family home for bringing disripute to the family name.
she lives in the slums and finds life very rough for a young woman on her own.
which at the time was thought to be immoral.the story goes through the trials and tribulations bella and her clinic face by the angry protesters also how bella is banished from the family home for bringing disripute to the family name.
she lives in the slums and finds life very rough for a young woman on her own.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book was bought for me as a gift and I shall certainly be reading more of Freda Lightfoot's work.
I found this book very real as it describes the struggles women faced at that time in history regarding the introduction of contraceptives. The changing face of the industrial north west is also well portrayed. The author's characters are well drawn and consistent, and she mixes just the right amount of prose with well paced dialogue.
If I have a criticism it would be that parts of the story are little frustrating as a true word spoken in the right ear would have put everything right in a trice, but really that just adds to the yarn in this entertaining book.
As the story unfolds the twists and turns are not always predictable, which kept me turning the pages.
A highly enjoyable read by an author I will look out for again.
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