Author: Bragg, Melvyn
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Published on 26 February 2026 by Hodder & Stoughton (Sceptre) in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 256 pages, N/A
198 x 130 x 20 | 186g
BOOK TWO IN THE CUMBRIAN TRILOGY'Masterly'Daily Telegraph'A graceful and confident writer'ObserverJust like his father before him, Joseph Tallantire is determined to make something of himself. But life isn't easy for an uneducated young man in Cumberland, a forgotten corner of the country where opportunities are scarce. As the Second World War plunges Britain into further turmoil, Joseph must endure hardship and loss on his journey to independence.

