Product Description

Deeply touching and utterly unforgettable, this is a tale of one man's hope for a better life and dream of a seemingly impossible love, set against the backdrop of the 1930's depression and in the constant shadow of war, by an ‘inspired' (Mail on Sunday) writer

Product Details

• Published on: 2001-08-02
• Binding: Hardcover
• 275 pages

Northern Echo - Darlington
'An entertaining read as well as an honest reflection of a piece of local history'

Synopsis
Pit closures seem an almost daily occurrence in 1930s County Durham. In Brack's Hill where the pit provides the only employment, its closure is devastating. But there is hope, provided by the Settlement a charitable organisation, where one man's passion for painting matures into a real talent.

From the Publisher
The editor writes …

Pit Closures seem an almost daily occurrence in 1930s County Durham. For small communitities like Brack’s Hill where the pit provides the only source of employment, its closure is devastating to local people and Gabriel Marchant is no exception. With no job, no money and no prospects it is impossible to see the future as anything else bit bleak. But there is hope.

Hope is provided by the Settlement, a charitable organisation set up to promote the arts, and a place where Daniel’s passion for painting matures into a real talent. And there is love; of Rosel, sophisticated and enigmatic; of Greta, disturbingly intelligent and forthright; and of his muse, who is as beautiful as she is unsuitable.

Most importantly of all for Gabriel, there is the ambition of becoming a painter. Little does he know, however, that the controversial picture which will make his name also has the power to destroy the lives of those he cares most about.

‘Deeply touching and utterly unforgettable, this is a tale of one man’s hope for a better life and a dream of a seemingly impossible love, set against the backdrop of the 1930s depression and in the constant shadow of war.’