The farmhouse was called 'The Beacon' and they had been born and reared there, May, Colin, Frank and Berenice, but only Frank had gotten away. He married and moved on but why does no one dare even to mention Frank's name?
The farmhouse was called 'The Beacon' and they had been born and reared there, May, Colin, Frank and Berenice, but only Frank had gotten away. He marr...
Susan Hill proves once again that she is one of our very best storytellers in this transfixing parable of greed, goodness and an extraordinary miracle. Tommy Carr was a kind man; Eve had been able to tell that after half an hour of knowing him. There had never been a day when he had not shown her some small kindness and even after the tragic death of their young daughter, their relationship remained as strong as before. Grief takes its toll however, and it's not surprising that by the following Christmas, Tommy is a shadow of his former self, with the look of death upon him. But what...
Susan Hill proves once again that she is one of our very best storytellers in this transfixing parable of greed, goodness and an extraordinary miracle...
A searing family story from one of our most beloved writers. The village is called Mount of Zeal. It's built in a bowl like an amphitheatre, with the winding gear where the stage would be. The pit lies below. Ted Howker's school is on the edge of Lower Terrace next to the chapel. Upper Terrace -- in a thunderous echo of the Bible so loved by Ted's grandfather -- is Paradise. Ted and his father and his brothers live in Middle. In the beginning: a household of men, all of whom work in the pit. Susan Hill is an exceptional writer at the height of her powers. Every word is precisely...
A searing family story from one of our most beloved writers. The village is called Mount of Zeal. It's built in a bowl like an amphitheatr...
