Ellan Vannin Av Lyn Andrews

<P><B>Lyn Andrews'' heart-rending and nostalgic novel ELLAN VANNIN is a must-read for fans of Donna Douglas and Kate Thompson.</B><br><br>Life isn''t easy for widowed George Vannin and his young daughter, but somehow George has raised the child alone and Ellan adores her father. <br><br>Ellan is ten years old when the shaft at Foxdale Mine collapses, and her father never comes up. From then on she lives with Aunt Maud, a dour woman with a quick temper. Her husband had died in a mining accident too, and she never forgave the family at the Big House for their part in the tragedy. <br><br>When Ellan is offered a chance to better herself at the Big House, Aunt Maud savagely forbids it. Ellan''s chance is yet to come, but she has a long way to go before she finds the happiness she deserves...</P>