THE STONY PATH

London: Headline, 2000. D/J is good, with small nik to bottom. The book is in good used condition. Growing up on a small, struggling farm on the outskirts of Sunderland in the early 1900s, Polly Farrow has a tough life, but she has gifts money can't buy - a joyful disposition and a loving heart has been given to her beatuful face. And her heart has been given to her beloved cousin, Michael, since childhood. They share a special bond, and Polly knows that one day they'll be man and wife. But a terrible family secret is to shatter her dreams for ever. On the day of her engagement Polly is faced with the revelation that Michael is her half brother, the fruit of an incestuous relationship between her father, Henry, and his own sister - Michael's mother. The lovers are rent apart and Polly is left to bear the responsibility of the farm and her family single handed - for her father kills himself, unable to face the world in shame. Life is now a battle for survival, and polly wonders if she will ever find true happiness, unaware that the answer to her prayers is closer than she thinks.A GRITTY AND TOUCHING NORTHERN SAGA IN THE TRADITION OF CATHERINE COOKSON. You will receive the book seen in the image.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good.