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Book Two
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
10 June 1998
Summary
In Edinburgh, Drew Stalker studies law, determined never to return to the grinding poverty of his childhood. Mirrin, the most restless and vital of them all, takes to the road and begins her journey, from tinker’s camp to hiring fair, to a glittering future on the music-hall stage. And the Stalkers who remain in Blacklaw join a violent and bloody riot when the mine-owner Houston Lamont pushes them, at last, too far.
The Stalker Trilogy:
“Family ties, family strengths …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340707449 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0340707445 |
| Author: | Jessica Stirling |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 10 June 1998 |
| Weight: | 257g |
| Dimensions: | 177mm x 116mm x 26mm |
| Series: | Stalker Family Saga |
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Critics Review
‘Magnificent…a moving novel’
Jessica Stirling weaves a vigorous, unsentimental picture of late Victorian life - Scotsman
Magnificent…a moving novel - Scottish Country PressA vivid picture of hard times, particularly impressive on socail history of the era - Sunday TimesAbout The Author
Jessica Stirling
Born in Glasgow, Jessica Stirling is the author of many heartwarming novels, most of which have Scottish backgrounds. She has enjoyed a highly successful career since The Spoiled Earth was published in 1974.
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