With the Great War still raw in the memory and life in the 1920s
mining village of Whitton Grange hard and dangerous, Louie Kirkup
dreams of a better future. But with a sick mother and a large
family of pitman brothers and father, the daily burdens fall
heavily on her young shoulders. She fears becoming a spinster
drudge until she sets eyes on 'Red' Sam Ritson - hard, muscled and
a natural leader - climb into the boxing ring at the Durham Miners'
Gala and determines to marry him. But Sam, wedded to his battle for
his fellow miners against the ruthless mine owner Seward-Scott, is
no ideal husband. As tensions increase and the General Strike
looms, Louie's brother Eb begins an affair with Eleanor, the mine
owner's wife. With the miners locked out of work, Louie fears for
the fate of her village and her unborn child. As the strain takes
its tragic toll, loving and loyal Louie must stay strong for them
all. Written with compassion, humour and a vivid immediacy, The
Hungry Hills is an unforgettable saga of two very different
families living through the dramas of 1920s Britain. The Hungry
Hills was shortlisted for The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year
Award and is the first in the Durham Mining Trilogy.
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