Hawksmoor — Aileen Armitage

This is the story of Hawksmoor and the people who helped it grow.

The Hardcastles are the wealthy mill-owners -- the landed gentry who rule the town with an iron hand.

The Scotts belong to the poor but indomitable class of men and women who labor in the factories and scrape a living from their small plots of land.

In rivalry and co-operation, love and ambition, their lives touch -- yet remain separate. Always new ideas clash with the ancient values.

Hawksmoor is a magnificent epic set in Yorkshire during the hardship and excitement of the Industrial Revolution. It spans more than fifty years of England's most turbulent history, its pages are filled with the staunch spirit of the time.