Book description
In 1930, Bridget O’Brien, a young widow with two children, fled her
brutal and bigoted father and headed for Liverpool and an arranged
marriage with a man she had never met.
Her destination, the infamous Scotland Road, was noisome and terrifying
and a far cry from the clean air and flowing rivers of the only country
she had known, Ireland. When she met her middle-aged bridegroom, Sam
Bell, whose twin sons were older than she was, her sense of isolation
only increased. Anthony, one of her so-called stepsons, also held out
the strong hand of friendship, but Liam, the favourite of his father,
had the power to terrify her. Liam was cold, compelling, mysterious and
antagonistic. He was also a priest. Ruth Hamilton is one of North West
England's most popular writers. She is the bestselling author of
twenty-five novels, including Spinning Jenny, The Bells of Scotland
Road, Mulligan's Yard, Mersey View and That Liverpool Girl. She was born
in Bolton, which is the setting for many of her novels, and has spent
most of her life in Lancashire. She now lives in Liverpool.
