The Long Walk Home
$24.61
- Paperback
528 pages
- Release Date
23 September 2020
Summary
Two children – one poor, one wealthy – escape from the privations of nineteenth-century Hull to make their fortune in London.
At only thirteen, Mikey Quinn is arrested for stealing a rabbit to feed his family. Despite his age, he’s shown no mercy by the wealthy lawyer who sends him to prison. He returns home to find that his mother has died and his younger siblings taken into the workhouse.
With only his determination, Mikey makes his way to London to seek a better life for hi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780552176262 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0552176265 |
| Author: | Val Wood |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Corgi Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 23 September 2020 |
| Weight: | 357g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 127mm x 31mm |
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About The Author
Val Wood
Since winning the Catherine Cookson Prize for Fiction for her first novel, The Hungry Tide, Val Wood has become one of the most popular authors in the UK.
Born in the mining town of Castleford, Val came to East Yorkshire as a child and has lived in Hull and rural Holderness where many of her novels are set. She now lives in the market town of Beverley.
When she is not writing, Val is busy promoting libraries and supporting many charities. In 2017 she was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Hull for service and dedication to literature.
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