Chandlers Green

by Ruth Hamilton

The Chandlers had been making candles in Bolton for five hundred years, and had given their name to the village of Chandlers Green. The dynasty, now in decline and ruled by Richard Chandler, is reduced to an unhappy household and a few tenanted properties.But Richard continues to behave as though he were lord of the manor. Jean, his wife, is terrified of him; his aunt, Anna Chandler, has moved out of the house and is writing a history of candlemaking; his grown-up children despise him, but fear for their mother if they were to leave home. And now Richard's arch-enemy, Alf Martindale, is planning to move into his village, and Richard knows that the past is catching up with him fast. A crisis forces him to leave his manor for a while, and he has no way of knowing that Jean is arming herself against his return. The past and the present are about to come together in a way that can only end in tragedy...

Genres: Fiction

416 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2003

About the author

Ruth Hamilton was one of North West England's most popular writers. She was the bestselling author of twenty-five novels, including Spinning Jenny, The Bells of Scotland Road, Mulligan's Yard, Mersey View and That Liverpool Girl. She was born in Bolton, which is the setting for many of her novels, and spent most of her life in Lancashire.

(source: http://www.panmacmillan.com/author/ru...)

Reviews

[Debi Lodge · Rating 5 out of 5]

An easy read, and a great read. Made me cry!!! Looking forward to reading others by this author. If you want something to read that will totally absorb you for a couple of hours...this is the one :)

[Jan Parkes · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great read

Another marvellous book by Ruth hamilton, you get so involved with the story. I could not put this book down. Richard Chandler got his just deserts

[John · Rating 2 out of 5]

this should have been 5 stars but the ending spoiled it for me stu endingpid