Ruth Hamiltonová se proslavila jako jedna z nejoblíbenějších autorek severozápadní Anglie. Ve svých dílech, která často čerpají z prostředí severozápadní Anglie, zachycuje život a osudy svých postav s hlubokým pochopením a citem. Její schopnost vdechnout život svým postavám a vykreslit silné příběhy z ní činí významnou a oblíbenou autorku.
Kate Murray's father rejected her from birth. Knowing from the start that there could be no more children, and therefore no son and heir, he hated her. She grew up determined to find a life where people were proud of her. The author has also written A Whisper to the Living.
A saga spanning 40 years of life in the Lancashire cotton mills. This book tells of the lives and loves of two families from different backgrounds. The unhappy Swainbanks, cushioned by wealth but tortured by emotional conflict come to need the Maguires, especially Ma Maguire, more and more.
Behind closed doors everyone has a secret . . .
Set in the 20s in the north-west of England, this novel chronicles the lives of the new land owner and the people who live and work in Mulligan's yard - an area that is a mixture of homes and businesses. The book evokes the mood of a bygone age.
From one of Liverpool's most famous and evocative writers, comes A Liverpool Song. Containing Hamilton's trademark warmth, humour and drama, this in an unputdownable novel from a writer at the top of her game.
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 parents became alarmed.
When Bernard Walsh moved his family to Liverpool he did not expect his past to pursue him. But then Theresa Nolan, bent on revenge, arrived in the city. While she wrought havoc, two young girls trod paths separated by fate, but joined by blood, winding their routes towards the Corner House.
A warm-hearted and compelling saga from the bestselling author Ruth Hamilton
Set in Liverpool in the 1930s, Bridget O'Brien, a young widow with two children, arrives from Ireland to start a new life married to a man she has never met and whose twin sons are older than she is.
Wealthy mill owner, Edward Shawcross, had been a penniless young man until he married the daughter of the Fishwick family. The Fishwicks went to live abroad, leaving everything to their son-in-law. No-one knows why. But as a new generation begins to grow up, the past scandals begin to emerge.
