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A paperback edition of the second novel in a trilogy set in 19th-century Scotland. In the colliery town of Blacklaw the pit owner makes sure he gets every last ounce of profit from his pit men, but he goes too far and the coalfields erupt in a violent and bloody riot. Follows THE SPOILED EARTH.
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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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A vivid picture of hard times, particularly impressive on socail history of the era * Sunday Times * Magnificent...a moving novel * Scottish Country Press * Jessica Stirling weaves a vigorous, unsentimental picture of late Victorian life * Scotsman *
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- PublisherHodder and Stoughton
- Publication date1976
- ISBN 10 034020706X
- ISBN 13 9780340207062
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages414
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The hiring fair: A novel
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Hodder and Stoughton, UK
(1976)
ISBN 10: 034020706X
ISBN 13: 9780340207062
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