The Girl Author:Catherine Cookson When dying Nancy Boyle - for her own good reasons - names Matthew Thornton the father of her eight-year-old daughter Hannah & leaves her at Elmholm House, she unwittingly sentences Hannah to an angry fate. For Hannah must endure Anne Thornton's extreme cruelty, marriage to Fred Loam, a man she does not love, & many, many other obstacles to her u... more »ltimate happiness.
A story of adversity & hope, "The Girl" is full of suspenseful & dramatic moments as Hannah defies her oppressors & emerges from her girlhood trials a mature & independent woman.« less