VGC.Headline book Publishing,1999.First revised edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small nick on the edge of the cover)with Dj(tear on the edge of the front Dj cover,two small nicks and creases on the edges of the Dj cover),both in VGC.Illustrated with many colour,b/w photos,maps,drawings.Foreword by Tom Cookson.Nice and clean pages with a small crease on the edges,inscription written inside the front cover.The book is in better condition than VGC except for the tear on the front Dj cover.224pp including index.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Product Description: An account of Catherine Cookson's harsh upbringing in the industrial North East, and the effect that its poverty, exploitation and bigotry had on her life and her writing. The book is a tribute by Cookson to the land of her birth, which provided the inspiration for all her novels.