Strike for a Kingdom |
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| Author:
| Gallie, Menna |
| Series title: | Honno Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-870206-58-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2003 |
| Publisher: | Honno Welsh Women's Press
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| Imprint: | Virago Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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A Honno Classic, first published in 1959, this unusual, highly praised crime novel is set in the coal-mining valleys of Wales at a time of near-starvation. After a much-hated mine manager is found dead, suspense and suspicion grow among the miners, men who, despite their poverty, abound with humour and warmth. The tension grows until the truth about the killing is discovered by one of the miners' own leaders...
A Honno Classic, first published in 1959, this unusual, highly praised crime novel is set in the coal-mining valleys of Wales at a time of near-starvation. After a much-hated mine manager is found dead, suspense and suspicion grow among the miners, men who, despite their poverty, abound with humour and warmth. The tension grows until the truth about the killing is discovered by one of the miners' own leaders...