'Meticulously-researched...warming the hearts of millions of readers.' Historical Novels Review 'Collier has a gift for bringing her characters to life that will keep the reader engrossed until the end' Daily Mail A new Saga Queen hits the televisual cobbles- Daily Telegraph Book Five of the Brothers and Lovers series by Catrin Collier Pontypridd 1930 - At eighteen Edyth is the 'plain, intelligent' one of Harry and Sali Evans's five daughters. Until a chance meeting with handsome curate Peter Slater throws her life into turmoil. Head over heels in love, she sacrifices her own ambitions of a college education and career, and defies her parents' opposition so she can help Peter realise his dream of running his own parish. The church sends Peter to Butetown, a multi-racial dockland area of Cardiff, commonly kwn as Tiger Bay. There Edyth and Peter encounter rich cultures from all corners of the world that flourish even in the depression ridden conditions of desperate poverty. It is a society where creed, language and the colour of a family's skin doesn't matter - as long as the borders that separate Tiger Bay from the city aren't crossed. And there Edyth discovers exactly why her parents were so opposed to her marriage. Peter has a dark secret that has t only blighted his life but also hers. A secret that threatens to destroy her love and, ultimately their marriage...
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Accent Press Ltd
ISBN-10
1783750685
ISBN-13
9781783750689
eBay Product ID (ePID)
191168650
Product Key Features
Author
Catrin Collier
Format
B-Format Paperback, Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Historical & Mythological Fiction
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Pembroke Dock
Series Part/Volume Number
5
Series Title
Brothers and Lovers
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations
Author Biography
Catrin Collier is Wales' most prolific and well-known author of historical, romantic fictions. The daughter of a Prussian refugee mother and Welsh father, she grew up in Pontypridd. She has written 19 novels for Orion. Her first historical novel Hearts of Gold, was filmed as a mini-series by the BBC in 2003. She lives with her family on the Gower Peninsula, near Swansea. She also writes crime fiction under the pen name Katherine John.
Date of Publication
08/08/2013
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
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