The Road to Berry Edge

The Road to Berry Edge
Author: Elizabeth Gill
Publisher: Quercus
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2014-06-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1623655145

A beautifully written and deeply evocative story of love and loss in regency England, The Road to Berry Edge explores the pain of bereavement and the joy of learning to love again. As Rob Berkeley comes home to Berry Edge, ten years after his brother's terrible death, he brings with him memories that Faith Norman, his dead brother's fiancée, would rather leave in the past. Driven by guilt, Rob is determined to bring the family steelworks business back to full strength, but he cannot escape the memory of the part he played in Faithâ??s bereavement and the debt he owes to both her and Berry Edge. The secrets he hides from the community around him could threaten his very future, and jeopardize his growing feelings for Faith.

Color and Light

Color and Light
Author: James Gurney
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2010-11-30
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0740797719

Unlike many other art books only give recipes for mixing colors or describe step-by-step painting techniques, *Color and Light* answers the questions that realist painters continually ask, such as: "What happens with sky colors at sunset?", "How do colors change with distance?", and "What makes a form look three-dimensional?" Author James Gurney draws on his experience as a plain-air painter and science illustrator to share a wealth of information about the realist painter's most fundamental tools: color and light. He bridges the gap between abstract theory and practical knowledge for traditional and digital artists of all levels of experience.

The Singing Winds

The Singing Winds
Author: Elizabeth Gill
Publisher: Quercus
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2014-06-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1623655110

A stark, emotive saga about love and loss in the North of England at the turn of the 20th century. On her father's death, Kate Ferrar is expected to move from London to a mining village in County Durham, to live with an uncle she barely knows. Restricted by the confines of polite society and hungry for education and honest company, she breaks all social rules by taking a job in her uncle's office. There she meets Jon Armstrong, a pit lad, tough, enigmatic and not at all the sort of man Kate should be consorting with. He's also engaged to a local girl Lizzie, while Kate's uncle is plotting a suitable marriage for her. But a sudden and shocking mining disaster almost destroys everything. Both Kate and Lizzie must draw on all their courage to survive, but their delicate position in the village threatens to collapse as disastrously as the mine on which their lives depend.

Snow Angels

Snow Angels
Author: Elizabeth Gill
Publisher: Quercus
Total Pages: 460
Release: 2014-06-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1623655137

A gripping tale of passion and enduring love spanning class and country in 19th century England. Abby Reed, grieving for her mother, finds an unexpected source of comfort and peace whilst exploring the wild, snowy countryside with the brooding Gillan Collingwood, son of local shipping merchant. But the moment Gill meets his brotherâ??s new wife Helen, he falls deeply and passionately in love with her. Shattered by his rejection, Abby turns instead to another man. Her sudden marriage takes her away to London's glittering social scene, but also to unhappiness and despair. She cannot forget Gill--has he forgotten her?

The Little Terrace by the Sea

The Little Terrace by the Sea
Author: Elizabeth Gill
Publisher: Quercus
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2016-03-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1784292567

From the bestselling author of Miss Appleby's Academy and Far From My Father's House comes a tale of love and sacrifice perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries, Anna Jacobs and Dilly Court. Jenna Duncan's only ambition is to marry the boy she loves and have a little terraced house away from her parents and her dull job. Ruari Gallacher has other ideas. Ruari is determined to break away from the little seaside town where his father died down the pit and make all his dreams come true as a professional footballer. But when Rauri lets Jenna down one too many times she becomes involved with another man, and by the time Ruari asks her to escape with him, it's far too late. Will Rauri succeed in capturing his dream, and has he scarified the love of the one person who can ever make him truly happy?

Shelter from the Storm

Shelter from the Storm
Author: Elizabeth Gill
Publisher: Quercus
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2014-06-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1623655129

A tragic and moving rural saga Shelter from the Storm is a powerfully resonant novel about the consequences of early trauma and the harsh reality of life in a bygone age. After a deeply harrowing incident at the hands of mysterious stranger, a woman gives birth to a child and is persuaded by her husband to give him up to a local couple. On the same dark and stormy night, a local pit owner turns his wife out on to the bleak moors, telling her son she is evil. The woman is never seen again. Twenty years later, these seemingly unrelated childhood events have shaped the characters of these two unloved boys. Now grown men, they in turn will wreak havoc in the lives of others, and as the past reaches out and casts a shadow over the present, as a consequence the lives of two innocent young women will be changed forever.

Miss Appleby's Academy

Miss Appleby's Academy
Author: Elizabeth Gill
Publisher: Quercus
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2014-06-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1623655153

A vivid and stirring love story about one womanâ??s struggle to survive in a rural village in northern England at the turn of the 20th century. Emma Appleby's arrival in the County Durham village of Tow Law is sudden and mysterious, provoking deep suspicion in the locals. Because she has a child with her, seemingly out of marriage, they want nothing to do with her - except for the local pub landlord Mick Castle. When Emma opens an academy and sets herself up in competition with the local school, she provokes a savage response from the community. But she will not be deterred--even when her past catches up with her and Mick is forced to choose between family and love.

The Bibliography of Regional Fiction in Britain and Ireland, 1800–2000

The Bibliography of Regional Fiction in Britain and Ireland, 1800–2000
Author: Keith D. M. Snell
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 642
Release: 2017-03-02
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1351894013

Pioneering and interdisciplinary in nature, this bibliography constitutes a comprehensive list of regional fiction for every county of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England over the past two centuries. In addition, other regions of a usually topographical or urban nature have been used, such as Birmingham and the Black Country; London; The Fens; the Brecklands; the Highlands; the Hebrides; or the Welsh border. Each entry lists the author, title, and date of first publication. The geographical coverage is encompassing and complete, from the Channel Islands to the Shetlands. An original introduction discusses such matters as definition, bibliographical method, popular readerships, trends in output, and the scholarly literature on regional fiction.

Far from My Father's House

Far from My Father's House
Author: Elizabeth Gill
Publisher: Quercus
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2014-06-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1623655161

A sweeping story of love, hurt and revenge, Far From My Father's House is a moving account of a young man's life and love after the First World War. As a child Blake is taken in by neighbors after the death of his grandparents and works for his keep on their farm. As a young man he falls in love with his employer's daughter, Annie. To build a life together, away from the farm, Blake is determined to make his name and leaves the farm to seek work in the shipyards of Sunderland. He swears one day he will come back for Annieâ??but can he be sure she will wait for him?

For Love and Pride

For Love and Pride
Author: Elizabeth Gill
Publisher: Quercus
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2016-05-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1784292486

From the bestselling author of Miss Appleby's Academy comes a gritty story of tragedy and overcoming hardship, perfect for fans of Margaret Dickinson and Milly Adams. As a solicitor in the small northern mining town of Hexham, Sam Browne knows more than most about the affairs of the town's inhabitants. He has known several of his clients since his schooldays, and has become a fast friend to their growing families. But when tragedy strikes, affecting the town in many terrible ways, Sam finds himself unwillingly drawn into the complicated emotional entanglements that arise. Are Sam and his friends' lives to be forever changed by what has happened?