Looks at the story of 20th century working class England through 4 generations of a Yorkshire mining family. In 1945, the Dearne Valley in South Yorkshire had 67 coal pits, today only 2 survive. Following his mother's family, the Hollingsworths, from 1890 to 2000, Benson depicts a community characterised by driven individuals relentless in the pursuit of their dreams. From the author of }The Farm{.