Dimensions
113 x 176 x 29mm
A powerful saga of love and war at the turn of the 19th century from the author of the popular Jarrow trilogy
Emmie Kelso, rescued from a dingy Gateshead tenement and brought up by the warm-hearted MacRaes, has grown into an intelligent, spirited young woman. She is soon swept off her feet by handsome Tom Curran, a miner, but learns too late of his violent nature. When war breaks out in 1914, Tom enlists and Emmie finds herself falling for the MacRae’s eldest son Rab, a conscientious objector. But dark times are ahead: Rab faces execution for his political beliefs. And the end of the war brings Tom home...
