From Simon & Schuster, The Wingless Bird is another master work of historical fiction from Catherine Cookson. Agnes Conway, the daughter of a middle-class shopkeeper, escapes the abusive tyranny of her father through marriage into the aristocracy, only to have her golden dreams tragically altere...

From Simon & Schuster, The Wingless Bird is another master work of historical fiction from Catherine Cookson. Agnes Conway, the daughter of a middle-class shopkeeper, escapes the abusive tyranny of her father through marriage into the aristocracy, only to have her golden dreams tragically altered by the outbreak of World War I.