Dunkerley's

This is a novel spun from the threads of human lives, threads woven in and around Dunkerley's, the London magazine founded by Daniel Dunkerley, the newly knighted jobbing printer from Manchester.There is Alec Dillworth, the brilliant, wayward editor, continually haunted by his sordid upbringing, and his sister Elsie, a lovely talented girl whose life has been scarred by tragedy.There is Grace, cool and beautiful, heiress to part of the Dunkerley fortune, who contrasts sharply to her great friend Hesba Lewison, one of Dunkerley's main contributors. Hesba too has had a tough, unhappy childhood, and at 22 her experiences of life are reflected in her brooding face and dark passionate eyes. This impressive novel catches the atmosphere of England at the turn of the century as it builds up towards it's violent climax.A sequel to Hard Facts