From the cover:
"Drawing on his own childhood and adolescence, Lawrence depicts the early married life of the Morels - the father a hardworking, hard-drinking Nottinghamshire coal miner, the mother a refined woman of middle-class aspirations. Born into the familiy battle, their son Paul Morel initially takes his mother's part, until adolescence he meets and falls in love with a young girl, Miriam, and discovers a new conflict of loyalties."

Gelesen im Rahmen der Bergabbau-Challenge im Juli 2013- Thema: Familienbande

I kind of liked it - even if I can't exactly say why.
Sometimes it was too overvording: all these romantisised descriptions of landscapes and flowers; and the sometimes for the contemporary reader too emotional behaviour of the persons. But besides this I liked the book very much, also because some of the characters I think to know from real life.

Will travel to LiniP, who has it on her wishlist. Hope, you'll enjoy it.

Thanks for this wishlist book. I hope I will be able to read it soon.