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The Hired Man
Author: Melvyn Bragg
Format: Paperback
BOOK ONE IN THE CUMBRIAN TRILOGY
In rural Cumbria at the turn of the nineteenth century, John Tallentire and his wife, Emily, struggle to make ends meet. First as a farm labourer, then a coal miner, John dreams of breaking free from his humiliating status as a ‘hired man’. But in a rapidly changing world, the couple find themselves caught between the demands of daily survival and striving for a better life.
‘An intensely moving, deeply worked book’ — Sunday Telegraph
‘Extraordinary’ — The Times
‘A magnificently strong and sinewy novel’ — Sunday Mirror
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