Jack-Knifed

Mystery & Suspense, Police Procedural, Fiction & Literature, Thrillers
Cover of the book Jack-Knifed by Wonny Lea, Accent Press
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Author: Wonny Lea ISBN: 9781682990605
Publisher: Accent Press Publication: December 19, 2013
Imprint: Accent Press Language: English
Author: Wonny Lea
ISBN: 9781682990605
Publisher: Accent Press
Publication: December 19, 2013
Imprint: Accent Press
Language: English

Meticulously-researched...warming the hearts of millions of readers.' Historical Novels Review 'Collier has a gift for bringing her characters to life that will keep the reader engrossed until the end' Daily Mail Beggars and Choosers - Book One in the Brothers and Lovers Series Pontypridd, Rhondda 1905: Coal is king and the families who sunk the first collieries are rich. No-one is wealthier or more generous than Harry Watkin Jones. His daughter Sali is about to marry her childhood sweetheart, but tragedy strikes. Four years later Sali is a penniless outcast, fleeing from a violent husband and struggling to support herself and her son in a world very different. Sali finds work in the home of family of colliers and she and her son find the warmth and love missing from their lives for so long. But unrest and violence have come to the valleys. Caught up in the conflict, Sali finds herself denying her roots, her class, and even sacrificing her son's future, for the sake of the people she loves and the cause they are prepared to die for...

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Meticulously-researched...warming the hearts of millions of readers.' Historical Novels Review 'Collier has a gift for bringing her characters to life that will keep the reader engrossed until the end' Daily Mail Beggars and Choosers - Book One in the Brothers and Lovers Series Pontypridd, Rhondda 1905: Coal is king and the families who sunk the first collieries are rich. No-one is wealthier or more generous than Harry Watkin Jones. His daughter Sali is about to marry her childhood sweetheart, but tragedy strikes. Four years later Sali is a penniless outcast, fleeing from a violent husband and struggling to support herself and her son in a world very different. Sali finds work in the home of family of colliers and she and her son find the warmth and love missing from their lives for so long. But unrest and violence have come to the valleys. Caught up in the conflict, Sali finds herself denying her roots, her class, and even sacrificing her son's future, for the sake of the people she loves and the cause they are prepared to die for...

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