Mercia's Take

''A brilliant debut'' Guardian1870s, the Black Country.Michael is a miner. But it''s no life for a man.Michael exhausts himself working two jobs, to send his son Luke to school, so he won''t have to be a miner too.Down the pit one day, he finds a seam of gold. If he gets it out, he can save his own life, and Luke''s.But his workmate has other ideas…Mercia''s Take summons an England in the heat of ...