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Yon Lad Out There
This gritty story is set in a small mining town in South Yorkshire and follows the early part of Stanley's life, his parent's love affair, and their struggle to cope with the hardships and tragedies of that time. Born in 1919 into a mining family Stanley is determined not to follow the path marked out for him and he sets out to follow his ambition and become a farmer. It proves to be a difficult path beset with adversity that he endeavours to overcome with humour and tenacity and along the way he finds romance.
366 pages, Paperback
Published November 16, 2015
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November 17, 2020
Written extremely well
Really enjoyed this book ,being born at Epworth and lived at Doncaster most of my life I am familer with all the places mentioned in the story and being born to a farmer in 1938 I can appreciate the poor people trying to scratch a living during those hard times,my father lost his farm due to flooding after the snow melted in 1947 's terrible winter. First class read , recommended highly.
Really enjoyed this book ,being born at Epworth and lived at Doncaster most of my life I am familer with all the places mentioned in the story and being born to a farmer in 1938 I can appreciate the poor people trying to scratch a living during those hard times,my father lost his farm due to flooding after the snow melted in 1947 's terrible winter. First class read , recommended highly.
October 15, 2019
Brilliant
Captivating story of a family, intriguing details of mining villages & towns in South Yorkshire. I couldn’t put it down.
Captivating story of a family, intriguing details of mining villages & towns in South Yorkshire. I couldn’t put it down.
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