Miss Honoria West

by RuthHamilton (Author)

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  Paperback
  2012

  $22.76

  The West Family at Moortop Farm should have led settled and happy lives. They were affluent, had a superb old farmhouse, and were blessed with three daughters, Hyacinth, Hilda - and Honoria. But even from childhood Honoria cast a pall of fear and suspicion over the family. Violent and unpleasant things happened and although they were dismissed as accidents, both Honoria's parents and her older sister, Hyacinth, became increasingly alarmed. As the years passed, Honoria's worst excesses were concealed from the world, but even so, in her new life in Liverpool, her evil affected those about her - Yvonne, struggling to escape from an unhappy marriage, Karam, embroiled in an unorthodox love affair, Philip Pointer, trying to hide his own guilty secrets from those about him. But it was April, frail and struggling against a serious illness, who was to be the one to finally destroy Miss Honoria West. Rich in character and action, Ruth Hamilton's gritty and masterful writing builds to a resounding and powerful climax in yet another unforgettable novel.

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  Paperback
  2000

  $4.63

  This is the story of an evil and violent woman, who nearly destroys the lives of those around her. The West family were affluent and had three daughters. But from childhood, Honoria cast a pall of fear and suspicion over the family. Violent and unpleasant things happened and were dismissed as accidents, but soon her parentsbecame alarmed.

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  Hardcover
  1999

  $6.52

  The Wests had three daughters- Hyacinth, charming, creative and very beautiful; Hilda, practical and pretty; and Honoria, who was both vicious and resentful. Honoria's journey through life was to leave many scars, most inflicted upon those who should have been her nearest and dearest. Against a backdrop of middle-class respectability, Miss Honoria West wove her web of deceit and evil, spreading wickedness across Liverpool, inner Lancashire and into the dales of Yorkshire. Rich in character and action, Ruth Hamilton's gritty and masterful writing once again builds to a resounding crescendo, making this yet another unforgettable novel.