The Coal Miner's Wife

'One of the nation's favourite saga writers' Lancashire Post'Jennie Felton knows how to tell a cracking story and keep the reader gripped' Books With Wine and ChocolateIn the tradition of Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Josephine Cox comes a heartrending and unforgettable saga about a mother, her daughters and the shocking events that threaten to destroy their lives. There is no strength like the strength of a mother determined to protect her children... Lorna Harrison loves her daughters Lorna and Vera more than life itself. Certainly more than her coal miner husband Harry, who now shows little of the love he professed when they married. A terrible accident at the pit has catastrophic effects, and in its aftermath the family is set for eviction and the loss of everything they have. Lorna is determined to find a way through, though the discovery of shocking secrets about Harry will hit her hard. Meanwhile Safety Officer Bradley Robinson begins to suspect that the tragic incident at the mine was not an accident at all. The truth could be devastating for the Harrison family. As Bradley becomes dangerously aware of Lorna Harrison's beauty and goodness, he''s torn between his duty to the brave miners, and his desire to protect an innocent woman.Secrets, scandals and a mother's strength in adversity are combined to create a heart-rending story in Jennie Felton's powerful new saga. And don't miss miss Jennie's Familes of Fairley Terrace series, which began with Maggie's story in All The Dark Secrets.