The Hiring Fair by Jessica Stirling
In Edinburgh, Drew Stalker studies law, determined never to return to the grinding poverty of his childhood. Mirrin, the most restless and vital of them all, takes to the road and begins her journey, from tinker's camp to hiring fair, to a glittering future on the music-hall stage. And the Stalkers who remain in Blacklaw join a violent and bloody riot when the mine-owner Houston Lamont pushes them, at last, too far. The Stalker Trilogy: 'Family ties, family strengths and weaknesses, ambition, greed loyalty and love . . . the story is compelling.' Daily Telegraph 'I would strongly recommend it to anyone with a taste for family sagas.' Scotsman
Jessica Stirling weaves a vigorous, unsentimental picture of late Victorian life * Scotsman *
Magnificent..a moving novel * Scottish Country Press *
A vivid picture of hard times, particularly impressive on socail history of the era * Sunday Times *
Magnificent..a moving novel * Scottish Country Press *
A vivid picture of hard times, particularly impressive on socail history of the era * Sunday Times *
Born in Glasgow, Jessica Stirling is the author of many heartwarming novels, most of which have Scottish backgrounds. She has enjoyed a highly successful career since The Spoiled Earth was published in 1974.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340707449 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340707445 |
| Title | The Hiring Fair |
| Author | Jessica Stirling |
| Series | Stalker Family Saga |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 1998-02-05 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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