The Reading Room - Softcover

Hamilton, Ruth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1447287665 ISBN 13: 9781447287667

Publisher: Pan, 2015

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

Ruth Hamilton was the bestselling author of numerous novels, including Mulligan's Yard, The Reading Room, Mersey View, That Liverpool Girl, Lights of Liverpool, A Liverpool Song and Meet Me at the Pier Head. She became 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 spent most of her life in Lancashire. She also lived in Liverpool for many years, before passing away in 2016.

From the Back Cover

Leanne Chalmers has made a career for herself, presenting her own style of home decorating and design on the nation's screens. But events in her past have forced her 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 tight-knit community, 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 as she joins Dave's Reading Room, a shop-cum-cafe-and-library. 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 finish the job . . .
Also by Ruth Hamilton
MERSEY VIEW, THE JUDGE'S DAUGHTER, MEET ME AT THE PIER HEAD

www.ruth-hamilton.co.uk

Edition details

• Publisher: Pan
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1447287665
• ISBN 13: 9781447287667
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400