
The hiring fair
Family stories, Historical fiction
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Here is the second part of the saga of the Stalkers, a family determined to survive. In the town of Blacklaw, the mine-owner Houston Lamont squeezes the last ounce of profit from his pitmen, until the coalfields erupt in violent… and bloody riots. With her father and two brothers dead Mirrin, the restless fire-brand of the family, takes to the road. Sequel to "The spoiled earth" (DC36013), followed by "Dark pasture". 1978.