Paradise Lane: a powerful and deeply moving saga set in Lancashire from bestselling author Ruth Hamilton that will stay with you forever

This dramatic, heart-wrenching and emotional saga full of twists and turns, leading up to a violent and terrible climax, by the Sunday Times bestselling author Ruth Hamilton is a must - read for fans of Catherine Cookson, Dilly Court and Josephine Cox. "I believe that Ruth Hamilton is very much the successor to Catherine Cookson. Her books are plot driven, they just rip along; laughs, weeps, love, they've got the lot, and they're quality writing as well" — SARAH BROADHURST, RADIO FOUR 'Couldn't put it down!' — ***** Reader review 'Loved every last word.' — ***** Reader review 'The book captures you from the first page.' — ***** Reader review 'Ruth Hamilton never fails to get my attention from the first page.' — ***** Reader review **************************************************** WILL LOVE BE ENOUGH TO PROTECT HER? There were only four houses in Paradise Lane , and young Sally Crumpsall lives at No.1. With a father too ill to care for her, and a mother who is to abandon her, she leads a ragged and lonely existence. When - finally - both mother and father have gone, the kindly inhabitants of the Lane, with the help of Ivy, Sally's old and stubbornly aggressive grandmother, decide to raise Sally as best they could. But Paradise Lane is built in the shadow of Paradise Mill - and Andrew Worthington , owner of the mill, looms menacingly over the lives of everyone about him. A corrupt, evil and greedy man, he has totally destroyed his own family, and soon his venom is directed towards Ivy, her friends in Paradise Lane, and finally even young Sally... Only the combined efforts of all who love the young girl will be enough to save her... There were only four houses in Paradise Lane, and young Sally Crumpsall lived at No.1. If it hadn't been for the kindly inhabitants of the Lane she would have been even more neglected than she was, for with a father too ill to care for her, and a mother who was to abandon her, she led a ragged and lonely existence. When - finally - both mother and father had gone, then the Lane moved in and, with the help of Ivy, Sally's old and stubbornly aggressive grandmother, they decided to raise Sally as best they could. But Paradise Lane was built in the shadow of Paradise Mill - and Andrew Worthington, owner of the mill, loomed menacingly over the lives of everyone about him. A corrupt, evil and greedy man, he had totally destroyed his own family, and soon his venom was directed towards Ivy, her friends in Paradise Lane, and finally threatened the very existence of young Sally. As events moved towards a violent and terrible climax, only the combined efforts of all who loved the young girl were able to save her There were only four houses in Paradise Lane, and young Sally Crumpsall lived at number 1. If it hadn't been for the kindly inhabitants of the Lane she would have been even more neglected than she was, for with a father too ill to care for her, and a mother who was to abandon her, she led a ragged and lonely existence. A novel, set in the north-west of England, by the author of "Billy London's Girls" and "Spinning Jenny". Young Sally leads a ragged and lonely existence in the shadow of Paradise Mill, whose corrupt, evil and greedy owner destroys his own family and then turns his venom on Sally and her friends.