The Deverell Woman - Hardcover

Meg Hutchinson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 075052040X ISBN 13: 9780750520409

Publisher: Magna Large Print Books, 2003

Synopsis

Maura Deverell is a young Irish peasant girl whose mother is dying of consumption. Their cruel landlord threatens to throw them out of their cottage unless Maura agrees to marry his young son, Liam Riordan. After an act of violence, Maura's mother, on her deathbed, curses the Riordans and makes Maura promise to leave Ireland for good. Maura ends up in Birmingham, where she longs to go home but is stopped only by her promise to her mother.

About this title

About the Author:

Meg Hutchinson left school at fifteen and didn't return to education until she was thirty-three, when she entered Teacher Training College and studied for her degree in the evenings. Telling stories and writing compositions has been part of Meg's life since a child and she now indulges this passion in a little cottage in Shropshire.

Review:

'This is dramatic, gritty stuff.' -- Bookseller 'Hutchinson knows how to spin a good yarn. One for those cold nights curled up in front of the fire.' -- Birmingham Evening Mail 20021217 'A fantastic and gritty novel.' -- Prizes Galore 20021217 'A gritty novel and a good story' -- Hull Daily Mail 20021217

About this edition

• Publisher: Magna Large Print Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 075052040X
• ISBN 13: 9780750520409
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 528