Paying Davy Jones
Millie Vigor
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Description for Paying Davy Jones
Hardcover. In the mid-1970s, the North Sea oil boom is in full swing and there is work for all. Though Catherine Williams's children are adult and all four have oil-related jobs, she is not happy with the upheaval the oil industry has caused and believes that Davy Jones will demand payment from those who rob his locker with men's lives. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 552.
In the mid-1970s, the North Sea oil boom is in full swing and there is work for all. Though Catherine Williams's children are adult and all four have oil-related jobs, she is not happy with the upheaval the oil industry has caused and believes that Davy Jones will demand payment from those who rob his locker, not only with oil spills, but also with men's lives. Immigrant workers flood in and when one such family comes to Deepdale, the valley in Shetland where Catherine lives, her eldest son, Robbie, falls for and secretly marries the daughter. The pair then ... Read more
In the mid-1970s, the North Sea oil boom is in full swing and there is work for all. Though Catherine Williams's children are adult and all four have oil-related jobs, she is not happy with the upheaval the oil industry has caused and believes that Davy Jones will demand payment from those who rob his locker, not only with oil spills, but also with men's lives. Immigrant workers flood in and when one such family comes to Deepdale, the valley in Shetland where Catherine lives, her eldest son, Robbie, falls for and secretly marries the daughter. The pair then ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Robert Hale
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
551g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719813269
SKU
V9780719813269
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Millie Vigor
Millie Vigor was born in Dorset and was educated at Ludwell village school. At fourteen she left to start work and she considers this the beginning of her real education. Throughout her many jobs; kitchenmaid, farm-worker, glove-maker, canteen cook and B&B landlady she took note of what made people tick and of sights and sounds, and stored this all away ... Read more
Reviews for Paying Davy Jones
'If the definition of a good book is being well-written, easy to read and hard to put down then Catherine of Deepdale is very good indeed' - Shetland Times