The Low Road

Well, this was bleak. I don't want to say enjoyable because of all the tragedy, but it was a compelling read, if you shielded your heart a bit and accepted that poor Hannah was unlikely to catch a break. I shed some tears for a certain character near the end. Well written, Quarmby really pulls you fe......more

8 year old Hannah lives with her mother on a farm in Norfolk. They are 'in service', working for the farmer and his wife. Hannah is contented with this life, enjoying such activities as milking and watching fish in the nearby stream. Everything changes on the day her mother gives birth to another ch......more

I have read work by Katherine Quarmby before and love the spare precision and lyrical quality of her writing. So I knew I would love this. This time she has turned her attention to a sweeping historical tale of love and loss, grief and redemption. Life in early 19th century England is indeed nasty a......more

The Low Road tells the story of Annie and Hannah two women struggling to survive in the Regency/Victorian era. This is a beautiful and powerful story of forbidden love and loss that endures to the ends of the earth. I absolutely loved this book. I am obsessed with the Victorian era so I was really ex......more

Set in the unforgiving landscape of nineteenth century England, The Low Road tells the story of Hannah Tyrell. Born to a single mother in a small village in Norfolk, Hannah and her mother Mary are regarded as pariahs in the parish. But for the kindness of the farmer and his wife who employ Mary, the......more