- Hardcover: 306 pages
- Publisher: William Morrow (October 1977)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0688032184
- ISBN-13: 978-0688032180
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 13.7 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 340 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,279,524 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Her name was Hannah Boyle, but to the people of the village she ould always be "The Girl"--Matthew Thornton's bastard.
Savagely treated by Matthew's wife Anne, she fled for protection to the devil-may-care horse-dealer, Ned Ridley, who had earlier befriended her. But, as the waif grew to beautiful womanhood, she became an object of desire to the local young men, even to her half-brother.
Married off to a gross, sensual man, Hannah kept on fighting for the man she wanted: Ned Ridley, who adored her and taught her the meaning of love and passion... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Savagely treated by Matthew's wife Anne, she fled for protection to the devil-may-care horse-dealer, Ned Ridley, who had earlier befriended her. But, as the waif grew to beautiful womanhood, she became an object of desire to the local young men, even to her half-brother.
Married off to a gross, sensual man, Hannah kept on fighting for the man she wanted: Ned Ridley, who adored her and taught her the meaning of love and passion... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From the Publisher
'Catherine Cookson's novels are about hardship, the intractability of life and of individuals, the struggle first to survive and next to make sense of one's survival. Humour, toughness, resolution and generosity are Cookson virtues, in a world which she often depicts as cold and violent. Her novels are weighted and driven by her own early experiences of illegitimacy and poverty. This is what gives them power. In the specialised world of women's popular fiction, Cookson has created her own territory' - Helen Dunmore, The Times
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
the girl,
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This review is from: The Girl (Paperback)
The sellers price was extremily reasonable, and the delivery was prompt and quick.For anyone that has fallen in love with the movie adaptations of Cookson's books, I heartly recommend picking up one and reading it. The characters are so much more vivid and multifaceted. The Girl has a lot of the same elements that appear a number of Cookson's books. a young girl that loses her precarious innocence through a dramatic life change, someone will die, and then a dashing young man rescue her. Her descriptions are never ranchy, just extremily romantic and set in the past. Cookson, unlike Danelle Steele, can take this storyline and make it fresh every time. Cookson grew up rather impoverished herself and then became one of the wealthiest Brits. I think this is why she was such a successful writer. Her own experiences must have inspired her (;
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4.3 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews) 10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Awesome,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Girl (Audio Cassette)
The Girl is a book definately worth reading. The characters are very real and believable, and the heroine is absolutely charming. This book teaches us about what one lie can do to you, how it can destroy you and how one truth can make the difference.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not Tilly, But Good Nevertheless,
By Tara - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Girl: A Novel (Hardcover)
As my title states, the heroine of this novel, Hannah, doesn't hold a candle to Cookson's previous heroine, Tilly Trotter, but it was a good story anyways. Hannah is introduced to a man named Matthew at the age of eight and told that he is her father. Immediately after being handed into his care, much to his wife's dismay, Hannah's biological mother dies. Hannah then proceeds to grow up in a household fraught with tension and hate.. mostly coming from her stepmother and one sibling. Thankfully, there is boarding school and off she goes. Upon finishing school, however, her father dies as a result of a scandalous situation. Now left in her vindictive stepmother's care, Hannah has only two choices: Marry the local butcher or hit the streets. What Hannah doesn't know is that there is another option in the form of Ned, who has loved her since she was a child.She marries Fred and I must say, never gives him a fair chance. Throughout her entire marriage, she decides (finally!!) that she wants to be with Ned and despite the vows she exchanged with Fred, she sees Ned on the sly. Obviously, Hannah is not always a likeable character nor easy to sympathize over. I did, however, like all the scandal and there was quite a bit keeping me on the edge of my seat. The only thing keeping me from enjoying this to a 5 star fullest is how spineless Hannah is in the first three fourths of the novel. Only in the end, does this gal show some real spunk and what a surprise she pulls out of her apron! Had she been so ballsy in the first few parts, I would have enjoyed it more. 3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful Story!,
By Emily Woodmont "num" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Girl: A Novel (Hardcover)
Catherine Cookson at her best. Oppression and a hard-scrabble life turns ultimately to triumph for 'The Girl' in this memorable and unforgettably poignant story.
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