Song of Peterloo OBrien Carolyn
Song of Peterloo OBrien Carolyn This is one woman's story of belief in change, pieced together by her family and friends and the two men who share her momentous summer. Prices are high and wages are…
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Song of Peterloo OBrien Carolyn
This is one woman's story of belief in change, pieced together by her family and friends and the two men who share her momentous summer. Prices are high and wages are low, but as the poor become poorer, the rich are alarmed by their calls for reform.Mill-worker Nancy Kay struggles to support her ailing mother and sensitive son. A story of hope, and sacrifice, and above all, courage.Manchester 1819.
But, as she risks everything to attend a great assembly on St Peter's Field, Nancy is unaware the day will go down in history, not as a triumph but as tragedy; the Peterloo massacre.REVIEWS 'Vivid, gripping and so evocative' Dr Janette Martin 'A compelling account of this fateful day in British political history. Desperate to provide for them, she is inspired to join the growing agitation. The facts are accurate; the characterisation