Customer Reviews
Yorkshires Gone with the Wind - By: Tolkien, 27 Sep 2008 
Stunning read. Yorkshires answer to Gone With the Wind, except its a true story. You could not make up a story like this it has enthraled everyone who has read itin our family & friends. Supprised it has never been made into a film on television series.Would outshine Brideshead Revisited.
Truth stranger than fiction - By: dukesdenver, 31 Aug 2008 Absolutely gripping mixture of social history & details of life above & below stairsin the grandest of grand houses - with a dash of celebrity gossip & scandal thrown in. Written with a novelists' light touch & delightful to read.
A tragic story from a fantastic new author - By: Mrs. J. A. Popley, 30 Jun 2008 I was lent the book by my cousin. What a fantastic story - you could almost imagine that it was fiction. Catherine Bailey has thoroughly researched this magnificent book - bringing real characters back to life. She was impartial to both the aristocrats & miners alike & gave a fascinating insight into lifein South Yorkshire at the turn of the 20th century.
A marvellous, evocative read. It made me cry. It also shows how one man's revenge - Manny Shinwell - brought about the destruction of a countryside so precious & loved by so many by envy. The Fitzwilliams were "good gentry" & obviously thought highly of their workers & their responsibility. Let us hope that one day, Wentworth & its story, will be known to all & that we will be able to enjoy its wonderful house, park, fields, woods & gardens as Billy wanted.
Riveting - By: Ms. A. M. Davidson, 29 May 2008 This was a wonderful book & I thoroughly enjoyed it. The mix of social history with personal stories worked well. The story of the lazy miner & what his wife did to make him work made me smile.
One of the most interesting books I have readin a long while. Please write another Ms Bailey!
Accessible history. - By: Elizabeth Coombe, 15 Apr 2008 Read this as much as a history book as a novel. Couldnt put it down - history lessons were never like this. An absolute eye opener, I learnt so much social history. I agree absolutely with the two previous reviewers.
