Book description
The Stars Look Down was A.J. Cronin's fourth novel, published in 1935, and this tale of a North country mining family was a great favourite with his readers.
Robert Fenwick is a miner, and so are his three sons. His wife is proud that all her four men go down…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Stars Look Down as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The book describes various injustices in a coal mining community and gives an excellent description of working-class life of the time in the North of England.
The story portrays the different careers or paths of individuals against the odds: a miner's son who tries to defend his people from political pressure, a miner who turns into a businessman, and the mine owner's son in a clash with his overbearing father. Having had similar experiences in my own life, the story had jogged my memory.
From Tom's list on the struggles of a family over three generations.
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