Love is a bygone idea, centuries-worn. There are things we can go without, and love is among them; bread and a warm hearth are not.
In September 1870 a train leaves Manchester bound for London. On board is Lizzie Burns, a poor worker from the Irish slums, embarking on the journey that will change her forever.
Sitting in the first-class carriage beside her lover, the wealthy mill-owner Frederick Engels, the vision of a life ?of peace and comfort takes shape before her eyes. But as Lizzie soon learns 'the world doesn't happen how you think it will. The secret is to soften to it, and to take its blows.'
By:
Gavin McCrea Imprint: Scribe Publications Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 130mm,
Spine: 26mm
Weight: 332g ISBN:9781925321319 ISBN 10: 1925321312 Pages: 352 Publication Date:27 January 2016 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Authors Bio, not available
Short-listed for Desmond Elliott Prize 2016
Short-listed for Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2016
Shortlisted for Desmond Elliott Prize 2016.
Shortlisted for Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2016.
