Midnight on Lime Street

by Ruth Hamilton

The next novel by the bestselling Ruth Hamilton.

Genres: Fiction

400 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2016

About the author

Ruth Hamilton was one of North West England's most popular writers. She was the bestselling author of twenty-five novels, including Spinning Jenny, The Bells of Scotland Road, Mulligan's Yard, Mersey View and That Liverpool Girl. She was born in Bolton, which is the setting for many of her novels, and spent most of her life in Lancashire.

(source: http://www.panmacmillan.com/author/ru...)

Reviews

[Tracey · Rating 4 out of 5]

My feelings about this book have changed several times while reading. I've just finished and am now on a high, almost sorry that the story has come to an end.
It's definitely a book you have to invest a bit of time and patience in. It would have been easy to give up after only a few chapters, as the plot was confusing and there are so many characters. But I don't give up on books, I percivere, and I'm glad I did.
This hard hitting story is set in the early 1960's in Liverpool. It has prostitution, drug barons, teacher monks who abuse their students, a racehorse and a murderer on the loose. Wow, the strands are eventually tied together and I found the second half of the book fantastic, in fact difficult to drag myself away from.
I started off not being too sure about this book, it's subject matter or the way it flitted from one situation and character to another but at some point I became gripped and well now I find myself awarding it four stars. Worth reading.

[Joan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too many characters, not enough plot.

[Debbie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I struggled with this book, far too disjointed for me. Lots of characters (too many according to other reviewers) in different situations and locations. It took a long time to come together. I was at least half way through the book before I warmed to any of the characters. This book has not encouraged to read any other books by the author.

[Heather · Rating 2 out of 5]

Far too many characters, more than 30 I counted.... It felt like I was reading " Lassie come home".

[Elaine · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm sorry to say that I didn't enjoy this book- too many characters and sub plots that didn't seem to add anything to the storyline. I skipped so many sections of the story as it bored me. The writing style didn't appeal to me - it was quite simplistic & childish.

[Anita · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too many characters, too many plot lines, just really drivel.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed it!

[Jane · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one just didn't gel, too many characters over worked.