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Broken Lives: A Victorian Mine Disaster (Survivors)

Broken Lives: A Victorian Mine Disaster (Survivors)

by NeilTonge (Author)

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    Paperback 2002

    $12.07
Synopsis

It's the 1840s in a Victorian mining town and disaster is about to strike. For John Elliot and his family, life in the shadow of the grinding colliery wheel has always been hard, but there is no alternative for folk like them. The risks are huge and the rewards are few. The Elliots are about to discover the real cost of daring to dig deeper than worms will ever go...

$12.07

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3 in stock

More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 96
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Hodder Wayland
Published: 17 Jan 2002
ISBN 10: 0750236310
ISBN 13: 9780750236317
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years

Media Reviews
'Based on a real explosion and underground fire that happened at Willington Quay near Newcastle upon Tyne, this is not just gritty, but gruesome heart-breaking realism.' -- Carousel 20021102
Author Bio
Neil Tonge is an experienced writer of children's non-fiction, with a particular obsession for history. As an experienced teacher of 22 years, Neil escaped into the semi-retirement of advisory and inspection work. Firmly wedded to the idea that children need to understand that learning is fun, Neil has produced a wide range of information and activity books for children from six to sixteen and beyond. His book 'Terrible Tudors' was voted second most popular book of 2000 and it was featured on Blue Peter.