Three novels, The Hired Man, A Place in England and Kingdom Come, which trace four generations of a Cumbrian family from 1898 to the 1970s.
Contents: The hired man. Originally published: London: Secker & Warburg, 1969 -- A place in England. Originally published: London: Secker & Warburg, 1970 -- Kingdom come. Originally published: London: Secker & Warburg, 1980.
The Hired Man: Opening: As he woke, the word 'wife' raced up from the fathoms of his dream and broke the surface of his mind as gently as the moonlight met his eyes.