Salt of the Earth: A superbly nostalgic and heartwarming saga of families, hope and drama

Sally Spencer

juil. 2012 · Hachette UK

À propos de cet e-book

The first novel in the wonderful East End saga from the author of UP OUR STREET

Becky Taylor is born the last of seven children into a poor working class family during the heyday of the Industrial Revolution. Her mother is exhausted by poverty and child-bearing; her father has given the best years of his life to Worrells salt works as a miner. But in spite of the hardships, Becky grows up in a family full of warmth, loyalty and determination.

Spanning twenty, this is at once a family saga and a story of the indomitable working class spirit; it is also the story of a beautiful women who is determined to rise about her origins and lead a better life. Her challenge is to achieve her dreams without losing the friends and family to whom she owes everything.

À propos de l'auteur

Sally worked as a teacher both in England, Spain and Iran - where she witnessed the fall of the Shah. Born in Cheshire, her early life was spent in the salt-mining village of Marston. She lived in Spain and was a full time writer until her death in 2024.