Publishing history
Macdonald & Co, 1970, illus Tessa Jordan, 166 pp.
Bobbs Merrill, Indianapolis, 1970, illus Tessa Jordan, 171 pp.
Puffin, pb, 1973. Cover David Carl Forbes, illus Tessa Jordan
Corgi, pb, 1984, 189 pp.
Set in the early 1800s in North East England, this is the story of a boy’s lovefor a runt pony. The boy’s world collapses when he starts working in the mines.
Other editions
Catherine Cookson