The Empty Hearth
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2007
Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) (Verlag)
978-0-7528-8092-1 (ISBN)
Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) (Verlag)
978-0-7528-8092-1 (ISBN)
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A wonderfully gritty, heart-warming novel in the vein of Maureen Lee from the author of OUTCAST CHILD
'Dad loves Mum - loves her to the point of obsession. He's jealous when she shows us any affection.'
Set in Battersea in the Fifties and Sixties, the Pratchett family have to contend with coalman Alfie Pratchett's obsessive jealousy. Although Alfie is a bully, his two teenage children, John and Millie, have learned to dodge him and his moods. The main concern of ugly duckling Millie - who looks nothing like her handsome brother John - is to protect their mum, Eileen.
When a serious crisis occurs at the Pratchetts' home, Alfie is forced to watch his whole world gradually collapse around him. Their old life has gone forever, and a new one has begun - one in which rape, debt, alcoholism and insanity play their parts. And redemption is a long time coming¿
Kitty Neale is a storyteller of rare power, unafraid to uncover the dark secrets that lie behind the well-scrubbed doorsteps of family homes.
'Dad loves Mum - loves her to the point of obsession. He's jealous when she shows us any affection.'
Set in Battersea in the Fifties and Sixties, the Pratchett family have to contend with coalman Alfie Pratchett's obsessive jealousy. Although Alfie is a bully, his two teenage children, John and Millie, have learned to dodge him and his moods. The main concern of ugly duckling Millie - who looks nothing like her handsome brother John - is to protect their mum, Eileen.
When a serious crisis occurs at the Pratchetts' home, Alfie is forced to watch his whole world gradually collapse around him. Their old life has gone forever, and a new one has begun - one in which rape, debt, alcoholism and insanity play their parts. And redemption is a long time coming¿
Kitty Neale is a storyteller of rare power, unafraid to uncover the dark secrets that lie behind the well-scrubbed doorsteps of family homes.
Kitty Neale (real name Brenda Warren) was brought up in Battersea. She started writing after working as a bereavement counsellor which she took up after the death of her son.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 7.3.2007 |
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| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 134 x 179 mm |
| Gewicht | 144 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Historische Romane |
| Literatur ► Märchen / Sagen | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7528-8092-6 / 0752880926 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7528-8092-1 / 9780752880921 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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