Brittle book jacket - chipping all around the edges Book jacket color faded Summit Books, 1985 book club edition, 599 pages Roddy, Mary Ellen and Hal stand at the heart of this dramatic and eventful novel that spans the nineteenth century. Their lives and the lives of their children are lastingly intertwined with the bitter destiny that is left to all who inherit the Bannaman legacy. The Bannaman Legacy is simply Catherine Cookson at her very best. A totally absorbing story of three generations trapped by the past of one man, this wonderful novel will surely add many new readers to the millions who are already devoted Catherine Cookson fans.