Briar Place

England, 1849. A dispute between the lead miners and Mr Sopwith brings about a strike with disastrous consequences. Loyalties are tested, blacklegs punished and families divided. At Briar Place, the Dixon and Lowery families were friends and neighbours, but not anymore. Jack and Bella are caught in their feud. Will their relationship end in heartbreak or can love conquer all? When the repercussions of the strike finally come to an end, seventeen-year-old Lizzie Lowery is left to pick up the pieces. A compelling family saga set during the historic Miners' Strike at Allenheads in 1849.