Without My Cloak

1789, and Anthony Considine creeps into the town of Mellick with a stolen horse. By the 1850s, his son Honest John has made the Considines a leading Mellic family through thrift and hard work. In turn his son, Anthony, builds a fine house in the country for his wife and children -- but most especially for his adored son Dennis. Little does he know that when Dennis grows up he will threaten the toil of generations with his love for a peasant girl . . .


Genre: Literary Fiction

"Reading WITHOUT MY CLOAK was the first time I realised how powerful the small ordinary family life story can be." - Maeve Binchy

"A peculiarly beautiful and arresting piece of fiction." - J B Priestley