A Place to Call Home by Val Wood

A Place to Call Home by Val Wood

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Rather than stay – and starve – in the countryside they love, Harry sets out to find a job in the factories and mills of nearby Hull, and Ellen must leave behind everything she’s ever known to follow her husband and build a new life for her family on the unfamiliar city streets. The road ahead is full of hardships and challenges.

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A Place to Call Home by Val Wood

Rather than stay and starve in the countryside they love, Harry sets out to find a job in the factories and mills of nearby Hull, and Ellen must leave behind everything shes ever known to follow her husband and build a new life for her family on the unfamiliar city streets. The road ahead is full of hardships and challenges.
[A] finely crafted historical story with unforgettable characters and a feisty heroine * Peterborough Telegraph *

Since winning the Catherine Cookson Prize for Fiction for her first novel, The Hungry Tide, Val Wood has become one of the most popular authors in the UK.

Born in the mining town of Castleford, Val came to East Yorkshire as a child and has lived in Hull and rural Holderness where many of her novels are set. She now lives in the market town of Beverley.

When she is not writing, Val is busy promoting libraries and supporting many charities. In 2017 she was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Hull for service and dedication to literature.

Find out more about Val Wood's novels by visiting her website: www.valwood.co.uk

SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9780593078495
ISBN 10 0593078497
Title A Place to Call Home
Author Val Wood
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd
Year published 2018-11-29
Number of pages 352
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.