The Round Tower

I am a confirmed Cookson-aholic, have read all her books, some a second time-as I did this one. It's a love story, but an unusual one with the noted Cookson twists. It's a story dealing with clashing of the lower and upper class societies in England. There is always conflict in her novels but the characters triumph in the end. Van and Angus are the main characters, you cheer for them and understand the struggles both families have when they marry. It takes awhile for the "Happily Ever After" to kick in but the book is well worth your time! Cookson rocks!

The Round Tower poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow "I have you fast in my fortress, And will not let you depart, But put you down into the dungeon, In the round tower of my heart. And there will I keep you for ever, Yes, forever and a day, Till the walls shall crumble to ruin, And moulder in dust away!" I would give the book 10 stars if I could. What a beautiful story. The thing that hooked me was the round tower poem -above- and after that I couldn't stop reading. I don't want to spoil not even a bit of the story so I'll tell you very little about it. It's about Van & Angus, she's from a wealthy influential family, he's the son of the house maid. Van gets into trouble & runs away from the luxuries she's lived with all her life. Angus aspires to be rich & win her. What happens is nothing they prepared for. The "Round Tower" won the Winifred Holtby award for the best regional novel of 1968 Catherine Cookson stories are multi dimensional, her characters are real, their problems are real & the way they deal with them is real. Her stories are memorable, especially this one. Read IT! It's a keeper. READ IT! & thank me later ;)

The Round Tower poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"I have you fast in my fortress,And will not let you depart,But put you down into the dungeon,In the round tower of my heart.And there will I keep you for ever,Yes, forever and a day,Till the walls shall crumble to ruin,And moulder in dust away!"I would give the book 10 stars if I could.What a beautiful story. The thing that hooked me was the round tower poem -above- and after that I couldn't stop reading. I don't want to spoil not even a bit of the story so I'll tell you very little about it. It's about Van & Angus, she's from a wealthy influential family, he's the son of the house maid. Van gets into trouble & runs away from the luxuries she's lived with all her life. Angus aspires to be rich & win her. What happens is nothing they prepared for.The "Round Tower" won the Winifred Holtby award for the best regional novel of 1968Catherine Cookson stories are multi dimensional, her characters are real, their problems are real & the way they deal with them is real. Her stories are memorable, especially this one. Read IT! It's a keeper.READ IT! & thank me later ;)

I loved it! A story that I will never forget! I felt like I was part of the story! The Round Tower was very real and made me want to read it over and over again!!