The close-knit villages of the Dearne Valley were home to four generations of the Hollingworth family. Spanning Richard Bensons great-grandmother Winnies ninety-two years in the valley, and drawing on years of historical research, interviews and anecdotes, The Valley lets us into generations of carousing and banter as the familys attempts to build a better and fairer wo The close-knit villages of the Dearne Valley were home to four generations of the Hollingworth family. Spanning Richard Bensons great-grandmother Winnies ninety-two years in the valley, and drawing on years of historical research, interviews and anecdotes, The Valley lets us into generations of carousing and banter as the familys attempts to build a better and fairer world for themselves meet sometimes with triumph, sometimes with bitter defeat. Against a backdrop of underground explosions, strikes and pit closures, these are unflinching, deeply personal stories of battles between the sexes in a mans world sustained by strong women; of growing up, and the power of love and imagination to transform lives.