The Hired Man by Melvyn Bragg
Set in Cumbria and covering the period from 1898 to the early twenties, this is the powerful saga of John Tallantire, first farm labourer, then coal miner, and his wife Emily. John's struggle to break free from the humiliating status of a 'hired man' is the theme of a novel which has been hailed as a classic of its kind - as meticulously detailed as a social document, as evocative as the writings of Hardy and Lawrence. First published in 1969, it was widely praised by critics and later adapted for a successful West End musical
An intensely moving, deeply worked book..There is beauty, humour and a strong sense of reality in the descriptions of an ever-present landscape, whether rural or urban - Sunday TelegraphIt is an extraordinary blend of delicacy and harsh simplicity which makes Melvyn Bragg a remarkable novelist...deeply unsetting and moving - The TimesA magnificently strong and sinewy novel - Sunday Mirror
Melvyn Bragg is a writer and broadcaster. His novels include The Hired Man, for which he won the Time/Life Silver Pen Award, Without a City Wall, winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, The Soldier's Return, winner of the WHSmith Literary Award, A Son of War and Crossing the Lines, both of which were longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and most recently Grace and Mary. He has also written several works of non-fiction, the latest being The Book of Books about the King James Bible. He lives in London and Cumbria.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340582961 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340582960 |
| Title | The Hired Man |
| Author | Melvyn Bragg |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 1993-08-05 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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