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Set in Battersea during the 1950s and 1960s, "Empty Hearth" follows the Pratchett family as they contend with their father, Alfie – a coalman whose obsessive jealousy turns into bullying. As the teenage children John and Millie navigate their adolescence, their primary concern becomes shielding their mother, Eileen, from Alfie’s unpredictable moods.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Kitty Neale
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