Product Description

Leanne Chalmers has made a career for herself presenting her own style of home decorating and design on the nation’s screens. That was her past life, at least. For now Leanne has been forced to start again as Lily, leaving her name, job and marriage behind.

No-one in the Lancashire village of Eagleton has a clue about Lily, save that she’s come up from the South West with her best friend and a small child. But it’s hard to lead a solitary existence in a small place, and Lily and Babs are swiftly embraced by some of the local characters: Mike, the Catholic priest, who the girls can’t help noticing is easy on the eye; Eve, a Liverpudlian, who has a big mouth but a heart of gold; the hairdressers Paul and Maurice; and Dave and his love, Philly, both shy yet determined not to be cowed by Dave’s mother, the domineering matriarch of the village.

Soon, Lily’s new life is full of promise and as she joins Dave’s reading room, a shop come café and library, she begins to relax. But then Eve is wounded in a burglary, and suddenly, Lily is afraid that her secret is out: her husband Clive may have discovered where she is, and, having left her for dead before, is now out to kill her…

Full of Ruth Hamilton’s unique warmth and humour, THE READING ROOM is a rich, compelling novel of love, life and courage.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #46404 in Books
• Published on: 2009-06-05
• Binding: Paperback
• 528 pages

About the Author

Ruth Hamilton has become one of the north-west of England's most popular writers. She was born in Bolton, which is the setting for many of her novels, and has spent most of her life in Lancashire. She is the bestselling author of eighteen novels and her most recent titles include The Judge's Daughter, Matthew and Son, Dorothy's War and The Bell House . She now lives in Liverpool.

Customer Reviews

best read!!
This is the best book I have ever read and believe me I read a lot of books... Ruth Hamilton describes every character in the book so well you can see them in your mind as the story goes on.. you really care about each character what happens to them etc.. I loved the book so much I could not put it down and when it ended I was really happy with the ending but I did not want the book to end..If there only was more authors like Ruth Hamilton there would be a lot more good books to read...instead of books that you feel like you are wasting your time reading them... I cannot wait until the next book by Ruth.. highly recommended!!

A Great read
One of those stories that you don't want to end but at the same time you want to know what happens to all the characters. A lovely tale of a group of people brought together by a tragic incident. The reader does not get to know the full back story of the main character -Lily - until the end, making it a very engaging read. I loved it.