Carol Fenlon: 2 books

"There's something about this place. It's going to destroy us if we don't get away." Reclaimed from the bed of an ancient mere, drained by their forbears 150 years ago, New Cut Farm is home to the Askin family. Life is hard, but the land and its dark history is theirs, and up till...

The haunting and beautifully crafted tale of a girl's feral childhood in 1960s Lancashire, and her friend Jack's search for the missing 'homeless' adult she becomes. Piecing together diaries, medical notes and media reports, Jack's quest ultimately leads him to re-examine his own history and abandoned...