The Girl

by Catherine Cookson

Book Overview

Her name was Hannah Boyle, but to the people of the village she ould always be "The Girl"--Matthew Thornton's bastard. Savagely treated by Matthew's wife Anne, she fled for protection to the devil-may-care horse-dealer, Ned Ridley, who had earlier befriended her. But, as the waif grew to beautiful womanhood, she became an object of desire to the local young men, even to her half-brother. Married off to a gross, sensual man, Hannah kept on fighting...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0708902642
• ISBN13: 9780708902646
• Release Date: February 1979
• Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Bks.
• Length: 574 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Wonderful Story!

Catherine Cookson at her best. Oppression and a hard-scrabble life turns ultimately to triumph for 'The Girl' in this memorable and unforgettably poignant story.

Awesome

The Girl is a book definately worth reading. The characters are very real and believable, and the heroine is absolutely charming. This book teaches us about what one lie can do to you, how it can destroy you and how one truth can make the difference.