The Spoiled Earth [Paperback]

Jessica Stirling (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 1990

The Lanarkshire colliery village of Blacklaw is a harsh and unforgiving place, but it is home to the ambitious, hard-working Stalker family. Until the morning in March 1875, when a mining disaster takes a hundred lives and changes their life forever. The underground explosions kills their menfolk, but not their ambitions, their pride or their love for one another. Drew Stalker is the young man on whom their hopes rest. But it is on his sisters Kate and Mirren that the burden of saving their family will fall.

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Editorial Reviews

Review

'I am very impressed...Jessica Stirling has a brilliant future before her' -- Catherine Cookson 'Gripping' -- Glasgow Herald 'Miss Stirling bids fair to become the Zola of Lanarkshire' -- Scotsman 'Gripping characters and absorbing story...the author deftly interweaves joys and despairs with the larger struggle' -- Annabel --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

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. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan (June 15, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0330250531
• ISBN-13: 978-0330250535
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,915,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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