by Meg Hutchinson (Author)
Having suffered much cruelty at the hands of her father, Isabel Kenton is shocked to hear after his death that he was not her real father. She inherits their house while her twin brother Mark is left the family steel works. When World War I breaks out, Mark joins the RAF, and the management of the business is left in Isabel's hands, which is not welcomed by the town's industrialists. She makes many enemies and has to struggle to keep her business alive. After much unhappiness, she finally finds love with the manager of a local foundry as well as the identity of her real father.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Edition: 1st Coronet
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 03 Jun 1999
ISBN 10: 0340696869
ISBN 13: 9780340696866
Book Overview: In the grand tradition of Josephine Cox and Catherine Cookson