Matthew And Son - Hardcover

Hamilton, Ruth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0593048296 ISBN 13: 9780593048290

Publisher: Bantam Press, 2002

Synopsis

When Matthew's beloved wife Molly died, long before her time, her son Mark grieved as much as anyone. Mark had always been a disappointment to his father - while the family business, a prosperous antiques and junk shop in Manchester, gradually went into decline during Molly's illness, Mark was more often out stealing than helping out at the store. Tilly Povey, famous for her whiplash tongue and her copious ironing, watched the boy's decline with a heavy heart from her house across the street. Stella, Molly's sister, had done well for herself - now a doctor, she had always loved Matthew, and wondered whether the time had now come when he might, perhaps turn to her in his hour of need. But Matthew, obsessed with his loss, was gradually falling apart and none of those who were closest to him could, it seemed, do anything to help.

About this title

About the Author

Ruth Hamilton is the bestselling author of A WHISPER TO THE LIVING, WITH LOVE FROM MA MAGUIRE, NEST OF SORROWS, BILLY LONDON'S GIRLS, SPINNING JENNY, THE SEPTEMBER STARLINGS, A CROOKED MILE, PARADISE LANE, THE BELLS OF SCOTLAND ROAD, THE DREAM SELLERS, THE CORNER HOUSE, MISS HONORIA WEST and MULLIGAN'S YARD. She has become one of the most popular authors who recreate the lives and places of the north-west of England. Ruth Hamilton was born in Bolton and has spent most of her life in Lancashire. She now lives in Liverpool.

From the Back Cover

When Matthew's beloved wife Molly died, long before her time, her son Mark grieved as much as anyone. He had always known that his parents were completely devoted to each other, and sometimes he had felt excluded from this close partnership. Ever since he was a small boy his mother had been sickening with the illness that eventually carried her off, and now at the age of sixteen Mark longed to earn his father's respect by assisting with the family business, a prosperous antiques shop. But his father, in grief, seemed beyond help.

Tilly Povey, famous for her whiplash tongue and her copious ironing, watched the family with a heavy heart. Stella, Molly's sister, had done well for herself - now a doctor, she had always loved Matthew, and wondered whether he might, perhaps, turn to her in his hour of need. Matthew, obsessed with his loss, was gradually falling apart, and it seemed that none of those who were closest to him could do anything to help. But Tilly, whose uncompromising exterior hid a warm heart, was determined to help this troubled father and son.

Matthew and Son is another masterly novel of power and compassion from this exceptional writer.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bantam Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593048296
• ISBN 13: 9780593048290
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352