Състояние: Много добро
Забележка: Почти отлично състояние - внимателно използвана книга, леко захабен външен вид.
Подзаглавие: The unforgettable story of one family’s hidden past
Издателство: Pan Books
Град на издаване: London
Наличност: singular
Ширина (мм): 130
Височина (мм): 200
Дебелина (мм): 22
Корици: Меки

In 1903, in the mining town of Barnsley, a brutalised wife called Emily Swann lashed out at her violent husband. Her actions brought tragedy and scandal in their wake. Her children were shamed, her family broken apart.

Over one hundred years later her great-granddaughter Felicity, also a victim of physical and psychological abuse, set out to uncover the secret history of her family in the hope it would heal the scars of her own childhood.

As Felicity discovered more about her mum and nan, and was led back to Emily herself, she came to see how these women had all been caught in a damaging cycle, endlessly repeating the mistakes of the past. And she knew that she, at last, had the power to break free.

Guard a Silver Sixpence is the heartwarming story of an inspirational woman who learned that anything is possible if you can lay the past to rest.

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgements ix
Prologue: Do It Again i

1. Barnby Furnace 5
2. Felicity 21
3. The Oaks Disaster 44
4. Gran 64
5. The Aftermath of the Oaks Explosion 82
6. Fighting Back 99
7. Emily and Bill 126
8. Freedom 141
9. A Hard Life 169
10. London and Lost Opportunities 192
11. A Funeral and a Trial 219
12. Motherhood 235
13. Petition, Visit and Execution 259
14. People Like Me 277
15. After the Execution: Bradford 298
16. Education 318

Epilogue: Getting it Right 337