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The Woman Who Left

Author: Josephine Cox
Publisher: Headline
Category: Book

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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

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Sales Rank: 722720

Format: Audiobook
Media: Audio Cassette
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.3 x 4.2 x 0.7

ISBN: 0755322150
EAN: 9780755322152
ASIN: 0755322150

Publication Date: November 1, 2001
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Condition: Brand new book dispatched from stock in the UK

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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.co.uk Review
Josephine Cox's The Woman Who Left opens in 1952 in The Vale of Salmesbury, Blackburn. Sally Hunter has just lost her loving husband, Ronnie, a farmer who worked the land all his life to provide a meagre, but honest living for his family. Of their two grown-up sons, Ben had taken his place beside his father, grafting hard to make his living in the family business, while the rightful heir--his older brother Jacob--has caused nothing but sorrow and despair for as long as anyone can remember. When the will is read, no one is surprised that Ronnie has left the farm to his younger son. Ben, his wife Louise (who is widely admired for her beauty and loyalty) and Sally are relieved that their home will remain theirs--until Jacob intervenes. Consumed by jealousy, the errant son soon finds a way to wreak his revenge and change the lives of those he despises most in the world, beyond the realms of even his wicked imagination.

Josephine Cox writes about what she knows best: post-war, everyday life in the Lancashire countryside and the relationships, rivalries and jealousies that make and break ordinary families. Cox's men are largely ineffectual--weak at best, wicked at worst--while the women are "copers", capable of managing whatever fate throws at them, whatever their station in life. The story moves quickly from one heart-wrenching event to the next, while the descriptions of ordinary life in between give it a solid grounding in reality. Cox fans will be delighted with The Woman Who Left-and even more thrilled with the imminent publication of a sequel. --Carey Green

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

emotionaly challenging and at times, nail biting stuff! March 10, 2002
13 out of 16 found this review helpful

The book was not the most original of texts but was, none the less, enjoyable to read. The character development grows at the same pace as the story-line does, however, this can be a good quality in a book and certainly was in this case. As soon as you here of Ronnie's death, you began to logicaly predict what will happen in terms of general inheritance but the brother comes back tale is very well known and the dreadful action that he feels he has to take is hardly un heard of. I hope more people who read the book will share my views and express them themselves after a strong and complex read.