The Empty Hearth: The perfect gritty family saga to read this year from the Sunday Times bestseller
Dec 2011 · Hachette UK
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This family saga, packed with dark secrets, from Sunday Times bestseller Kitty Neale, will tug at the heartstrings.
Millie Pratchett's life is not an easy one.
Her dad, coalman Alfie, is a bully, and his vicious temper dominates their small terraced house in Battersea. His teenage children, handsome John and ugly-duckling Millie, have learnt to dodge his moods but Millie lives in fear for her mother, Eileen.
When Alfie's tyranny forces Eileen into an impossible position, a crisis erupts. The Pratchetts' old life collapses around them and a new, darker future looms. But people are not always what they seem; could Millie turn out to be far stronger and more resilient than anyone could have imagined ?
Perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries and Katie Flynn, this is an emotional family saga from the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Mother's Sacrifice and A Family's Heartbreak.
Millie Pratchett's life is not an easy one.
Her dad, coalman Alfie, is a bully, and his vicious temper dominates their small terraced house in Battersea. His teenage children, handsome John and ugly-duckling Millie, have learnt to dodge his moods but Millie lives in fear for her mother, Eileen.
When Alfie's tyranny forces Eileen into an impossible position, a crisis erupts. The Pratchetts' old life collapses around them and a new, darker future looms. But people are not always what they seem; could Millie turn out to be far stronger and more resilient than anyone could have imagined ?
Perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries and Katie Flynn, this is an emotional family saga from the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Mother's Sacrifice and A Family's Heartbreak.
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4.7
43 reviews
Avgeek Oz
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September 20, 2023
I really felt glued to this book. Poor Millicent, she hadn’t had a life on her own after witnessing her adoptive mothers suicide at the hands of Alfie Pratchett who was a despicable man who mistreated Millie and getting raped as well as getting her child snatched away from her the moment it was born. Oh, I wish I could help Millie become happier in her life after all this chain of tragic events. I inwardly seethed at Alfie Pratchett for screwing up Millie’s life but she made up with her brother
anne fenelon
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October 17, 2014
A book showing a wide range of difficult is the very real characters face and the different ways they have of coping with them. Totally engrossing.
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Elizabeth Holland
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April 14, 2017
A good read but rather predictable. Worth reading though
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About the author
Kitty Neale was brought up in Battersea, a child born during WW2. She wrote gritty sagas for many years, drawing on her experiences of growing up in London. Her daughter, Sam, now carries on the Kitty Neale legacy. They live in Spain.
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