Author:Catherine Cookson
Mary Walton is the apple of her father's eye; his only comfort during the dark years of the Depression when he is faced with both unemployment and a nagging, ambitious wife.
His only hope is that Mary will one day find a way to escape the grinding poverty of the Tyneside slums. But when a secret is revealed these dreams are shattered and the lives of the Walton family change forever. . .
Spanning Mary's life from the 1930's to the 1970's, Pure as the Lily is a spellbinding, unforgettable tale from one of Britain's most cherished novelists.
Humour, toughness, resolution and generosity are Cookson virtues . . . In the specialised world of women's popular fiction, Cookson has created her own territory
—— Helen Dunmore, The TimesAn extraordinary feat of imagination... a sensuous, often farcical and ultimately optimistic argument for spiritual sanity
—— Time OutMr de Bernières writes superbly
—— Catholic TimesRuth Rendell is surely one of the greatest novelists presently at work in our language. The extraordinary depth and accuracy of her psychological portraits is matched only by the rare inventiveness of her storytelling
—— Scott TurowPsychologically acute and extremely disturbing, Ruth Rendell’s work is outstanding
—— The TimesEngrossing
—— Choice Magazine
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