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| Black Diamonds: The Rise and Fall of an English Dynasty | 
 enlarge | Author: Catherine Bailey
Publisher: Penguin
Category: Book
List Price: £8.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 1198
Media: Paperback
Pages: 544
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.1 x 1.5
ISBN: 0141019239
EAN: 9780141019239
ASIN: 0141019239
Publication Date: March 6, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
Truth stranger than fiction August 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Absolutely gripping mixture of social history and details of life above and below stairs in the grandest of grand houses - with a dash of celebrity gossip and scandal thrown in. Written with a novelists' light touch and delightful to read.
A tragic story from a fantastic new author June 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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 and miners alike and gave a fascinating insight into life in 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 and loved by so many by envy. The Fitzwilliams were "good gentry" and obviously thought highly of their workers and their responsibility. Let us hope that one day, Wentworth and its story, will be known to all and that we will be able to enjoy its wonderful house, park, fields, woods and gardens as Billy wanted.
Riveting May 29, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This was a wonderful book and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The mix of social history with personal stories worked well. The story of the lazy miner and what his wife did to make him work made me smile.
One of the most interesting books I have read in a long while. Please write another Ms Bailey!
Accessible history. April 15, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
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.
What the rich really think of working people April 3, 2008
3 out of 11 found this review helpful
Great book tells the real history of Britain with the rich lording over the working classes sipping champagne whilst people they evicted have to live in tents in fields. Read and learn, things really haven't changed that much.
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