In the back-breaking colliery town of Blacklaw, the mine-owner Houston Lamont squeezes the last ounce of profit from the pitmen, until the fields erupt in violent and bloody riots. With her father and two brothers dead, Mirrin takes to the road.
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'Jessica Stirling weaves a vigorous, unsentimental picture of late Victorian life' -- Scotsman 'Magnificent...a moving novel' -- Scottish Country Press 'A vivid picture of hard times, particularly impressive on socail history of the era' -- Sunday Times
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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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