From her home ground, her father's comfortably middle-class living in Hampshire and her aunt's establishment in Harley Street, Margaret is exiled to the ugly northern industrial town of Milton. Surprisingly, her social consciousness awakens. It is intensified by a relationship with the local mill-owner, Thornton, that combines passionate attraction with fierce opposition. The novel explores the exploitation of the working class, linking the plight...

In Steel Town, it's always raining, freight trains come and go, the big furnace roars, and the steel mill never sleeps.

"Explore the life of a colonial miller and his importance to the community, as well as everyday life, responsibilities, and social practices during that time"--Provided by publisher.