COPPER KINGDOM is set at the turn of the century in the South Wales town of Sweyn's Eye - the old name for Swansea, where Iris Gower has lived all her life.
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Llinos Savage becomes presumed owner of the Tawe Pottery at the age of 14. As she attempts to keep the business afloat on a shoe-string, her world becomes complicated by the two men in her life who, between them, come to represent everything she holds dear.
Young Charlotte Mortimer loves her job teaching the poor children in the local school and she is happy with her steadfast fiance Luke. Then, one day, a terrible mining explosion rocks the town and suddenly everything Charlotte thinks she knows is thrown into doubt. The arrival of wealthy businessman Justin Weatherby complicates things further.
Fans of Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Kitty Neale will love this captivating and heart-wrenching saga from the pen of bestselling author Iris Gower. READERS ARE LOVING DAUGHTERS OF REBECCA! "A real page turner" -- ***** Reader review"I couldn't put it down" -- ***** Reader review"Amazing" -- ***** Reader review"Brilliant storyline which started from the very beginning right through to the end" -- ***** Reader review******************************************************************TWO WOMEN. RIVALS IN LOVE. WILL LIFE EVER BE THE SAME AGAIN? Shanni Price, a spirited, lively girl, trapped in a tragic and poverty-stricken life, is lucky enough to be given protection by lovely, wealthy Llinos Mainwaring when she is at her lowest ebb, and goes to live at the famous pottery in Swansea. Llinos, whose marriage to handsome Joe has run into trouble, is glad to have this strong-minded girl as her companion, but when they both meet the dashing Dafydd Buchan, young Shanni begins to regard her employer as her rival in love.These are troubled times in South Wales, when the poor are feeling the effects of repression and the Rebeccas, bold rebel leaders dressed as women, are storming the countryside. As Llinos begins to wonder whether her marriage to Joe is over, and Shanni becomes involved with the rioters, the life of the pottery is threatened as never before...Daughters of Rebecca is the fourth novel in Iris Gower's Firebird series. The saga continues in Kingdom's Dream. Have you read Firebird, Dream Catcher and Sweet Rosie, where the story began?
Manon Jenkins has had a cherished childhood in the sleepy village of Five Saints in the heart of Wales, but when her beloved father dies, she is left homeless and alone. The handsome blacksmith, Morgan Lewis, cares deeply for her, but she cannot make herself marry a man she doesn't love. She longs for Caradoc Jones, son of a famous Welsh cattle drover and, in desperation, she accepts a job as chaperon to Caradoc's spoilt sister Georgina, and joins the drovers on the road to Smithfield market in London. She plans to seek her fortune as a herbalist, preparing medicines for sale to both the rich and the poor.Life on the trail is hard, and Non struggles to be accepted by the other women on the journey, as they walk long miles over rugged terrain. One heady, star-filled night Caradoc finally becomes her lover, but she is devastated when he refuses to marry her. She is determined to survive without him in London, but when she realizes she is pregnant, she finds that it's not easy to escape the clutches of the Jones family...
Perfect for fans of Rosie Goodwin and Cathy Sharp, this is the moving second instalment of The Cordwainers series by bestselling author Iris Gower. READERS ARE LOVING THE CORDWAINERS!"I have really enjoyed reading this whole series...I would recommend the reading of any of the books by this author." - 5 STARS"Loved these books [-] definitely recommend this series: once you start you will want to read them all" - 5 STARS"Read it in one sitting..." - 5 STARS"Couldn't put the book down." - 5 STARS"You finish one book and you just have to start the next one." - 5 STARS******************************************************************CAN SHE CLING ON TO HER HOPES FOR THE FUTURE? When her father dies, Emmeline Powell finds herself married to fisherman Joe Harries - rough, stoic, sturdy and many years her senior. But the other fishermen's wives are unwelcoming and she soon finds herself lonely, isolated and trapped in an ill-matched marriage.But then she meets Will Davies, who teaches her things about herself and about love that she never knew. As tragedy and feuding erupt in the village, will the promise of a new life still be open to her?The Oyster Catchers is the second title in Iris Gower's Cordwainers series. Have you read The Shoemaker's Daughter, the first book in the series?
Perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin, this is the powerful fifth instalment of the Cordwainers series from bestselling author Iris Gower.READERS ARE LOVING THE CORDWAINERS!"I have really enjoyed reading this whole series...I would recommend the reading of any of the books by this author." - 5 STARS"Loved these books [-] definitely recommend this series: once you start you will want to read them all" - 5 STARS"You finish one book and you just have to start the next one." - 5 STARS"The best book I've read in a long time..."-Reader review"A great read - hard to put down" - 5 STARS*********************************WHEN HER WORLD IS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN, CAN SHE TAKE BACK CONTROL?Bridie leads what some might call 'a charmed life': a wealthy background, a convent education, and a father who eventually willed her a fleet of merchant sailing ships. When she marries Paul Marchant it seems a perfect match - for Paul, owner of a much smaller fleet of ships, could take care both of Bridie and of her business interests.But slowly Bridie begins to have her doubts about Paul, about his love, and about his business dealings. When his actions become too much to bear, Bridie decides she must fight back. With the help of Ellie Hopkins, she seeks to trap Paul in a web of his own making...In the dramatic events that follow, both Ellie and Bridie are nearly destroyed - can they find happiness with the men they love? Sea Mistress is the fifth title in Iris Gower's Cordwainers series. Have you read The Shoemaker's Daughter, The Oyster Catchers, Honey's Farm and Arian, the previous titles?
Jessie Price is young and beautiful, and has travelled the drovers' roads from South Wales to London's Smithfield Market. She is anxious to escape from her wicked boss, Jed Lambert, and becomes a milkmaid in London. Her ambition to own her own dairy grows, and she is helped by young Albie, who has fallen in love with her. Meanwhile, Non Jones is desperately unhappy. She knows that her husband Caradoc loves her despite the hostility of his family. Non is miserable when Caradoc leaves her and their son to go to London on the drove, and when she receives news of a terrible accident, her world falls apart. Jessie is fighting to make her business a success, but is devastated when Albie is arrested and sent to Newgate prison. She knows that he is innocent, and will rely on Non to speak for him in court. But Non has many worries of her own, and hasn't given up hope that she will be reunited with Caradoc, whatever it takes...
If you like Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Kitty Neale, you will love this emotional and captivating saga, set amongst the romantic clay potteries of South Wales, from the pen of bestselling author Iris Gower.READERS ARE LOVING PARADISE PARK!"I loved every page of this book." - 5 STARS"Love Iris Gower books - [I] only wish someone could make them into movies - I'd buy the box sets. ABSOLUTELY brilliant author." - 5 STARS"Iris Gower triumphs again - another great story one that you don't want to put down. I read it in three days." - 5 STARS*************************************************************************************FACED WITH CHALLENGE AFTER CHALLENGE, CAN SHE TURN HER LIFE AROUND?When Bull Beynon, her one-time lover, marries someone else, Rhiannon, is left alone in the world. Proud and spirited, she gains a respectable post as housekeeper to an elderly man, but when he dies, his waspish sister throws her out onto the streets where she faces destitution.Determined to become respectable once and for all, Rhiannon obtains a job as maid to unhappy Janey Buchan, who takes a liking to her. But her luck doesn't last long and she soon finds herself along on the streets again.In desperation, knowing that little stands between her and a return to her old life, she finds herself at the Paradise Park Hotel. Once scarcely more than a bawdy house, it has now changed hands and Rhiannon starts working there, helping gradually to transform it from a place of ill-repute into one of the finest hotels in Swansea.The only thing lacking in her life is love, and with Bull Beynon married to sweet, gentle Katie, she fears that she may have to live out her life alone . . .
Fans of Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Kitty Neale will love this moving, emotional and riveting saga from the pen of bestselling author Iris Gower. READERS ARE LOVING DREAM CATCHER! "Captures the imagination" - 5 STARS"This was such a gripping story I enjoyed every page" - 5 STARS"Really captures the essence of the Welsh culture" - 5 STARS"Another fabulous book by Iris Gower" - 5 STARS************************************************************UNEXPECTED EVENTS THREATEN TO DESTROY HER MARRIAGE...AND HER LIFE.The wedding of Llinos Savage, the young saviour of the Savage Pottery, and the fascinating Joe Mainwaring sets the small sea front town of Swansea ablaze with gossip for Joe is always seen by the Swansea elite as a foreigner and an outsider. When Llinos's father dies after a long illness, she is devastated, but her grief turns to fear when Joe is accused of his father-in-law's murder by the local doctor and is imprisoned along with thieves and debtors. There among the filth and dirt, Joe makes friends with an old man, and this brief friendship, formed in the most ill-fated circumstances, proves to be the catalyst to a series of events which unexpectedly threaten to destroy the marriage and the very lives of Joe and Llinos...Dream Catcher is the second novel in Iris Gower's Firebird series. The saga continues in Sweet Rosie. Have you read Firebird, where the story began?
Let bestselling author Iris Gower sweep you away with this captivating and mesmerising saga. If you like Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Kitty Neale, you will love this!READERS ARE LOVING SWEET ROSIE! "The storyline and the characters make this book come alive" -- ***** Reader review"Didn't want it to finish" -- ***** Reader review"Keeps one wanting more" -- ***** Reader review"Brilliant read" -- ***** Reader review********************************************************************A YOUNG GIRL'S LOVE FOR A MAN...A MAN WHO IS DESTINED TO LOVE ANOTHERRosie, sixteen, beautiful and vivacious, is in love with Watt Bevan, the manager of the famous Mainwaring Pottery. Content to adore him from afar, when he comes to her seventeenth birthday party she realizes that he is the only man she will ever love. But Watt, unaware of her feelings, is becoming increasingly drawn into the problems facing pottery owner Llinos Mainwaring, whose romantic marriage to Joe, the American Indian who stole her heart all those years ago, now seems in trouble. Before long, Rosie discovers that she is changed for ever from the innocent girl she once was, as she becomes involved with a man whose love she is destined never to have. Sweet Rosie is the third novel in Iris Gower's Firebird series. The saga continues in Daughters of Rebecca. Have you read Firebird and Dream Catcher, where the story began?
Gwenllyn Lyons has been raised by her grandmother, in an elegant cottage set in the hills above the Wye Valley. One afternoon, as she and her grandmother return from town, they come across a man lying injured and unconscious by the river bank. They take him home and nurse him until he recovers but nothing seems to help him regain his lost memories - he has no idea who he is, or where he has come from. Over the long hot summer they spend together, Gwenllyn realises that she can't imagine what it would be like without this handsome young man in her life. As her love for the mysterious stranger grows, she cannot help rejoicing when she realises he feels the same way about her. Gwenllyn's only fear is that some day his past may come to haunt them - a different life, where another woman might be waiting for him. Will she ever have the happiness of being a bride, or will she always be the other woman?
The Loves of Catrin tells the story of Catrin Owen whose life began in the grim world of a Welsh copper town in the nineteenth century. But Catrin's future will be with the man she marries - and she inspires the love of two men - Dylan Morgan from her own background - and John Richards, a well-bred gentleman.
When Ella Burton takes a job as a lowly cleaner at the glamorous Palace theatre in Swansea, she is surprised by how quickly she takes to the job - it's as if she was born for a life in the theatre.
Two sisters. Only one can follow their heart.Swansea, 1941. When her home is bombed, Meryl Jones is evacuated to Carmarthen. Hating it there, she runs away.She is found by Michael, a half German farmer, and falls deeply in love with him – but he is already smitten with Meryl's beautiful older sister Hari.When the military police come for Michael, Meryl helps him escape, their relationship blossoming in the process. But with the end of the war in sight, Meryl knows that the man she loves must make a choice: between her and her sister…A heart-breaking saga of the Second World War, perfect for fans of Pam Howes, Katie Flynn and Lyn Andrews.
It all seemed too good to be true… The moment artist Riana Evans sees the dilapidated mansion in Wales, she determines to buy it, despite its unhappy past – twenty years ago, five maids died there in mysterious circumstances.The house’s 'ghosts' prove good for business – inspiring her paintings and providing atmosphere at a series of ghost-spotting weekends. Her romantic life begins to look up too in the form of handsome airman Tom Maybury.But the mystery of the girls’ deaths hangs over everything. Riana soon discovers that the house holds a secret, and there’s someone – or something – who’ll do anything to make sure she never discovers it.A heart-wrenching Welsh drama, perfect for fans of Pam Howes, Dilly Court and Linda Finlay.
Beset by tragedy, can she find true happiness?Mary Jenkins has every reason to be proud; from humble beginnings, she has risen to become the overseer in the Canal Street laundry.But then Billy Gray, her sweetheart, is arrested for manslaughter, and suddenly Mary’s world becomes a frightening and complicated place, torn by feuding and violence.When Billy is imprisoned she finds herself trapped between the rich Sutton brothers. Dean and Brandon hate one another, but each is determined to win Mary for himself. Once again she must rely on her courage to find her way, and avoid total despair...A deeply moving saga of fierce passions and strength of will, perfect for fans of Dilly Court, Lyn Andrews and Maureen Lee.Praise for Iris Gower‘Iris Gower is a novelist who is not afraid to look life, with its pleasure and pain, in the face’ Marie Joseph‘A series well worth watching’ Publishing News
From the ashes of the war, can love blossom?Rhian Grey left her home in Sweyn’s Eye to make a life for herself in Yorkshire, where she learnt the skills of spinning and weaving. She also learnt to love Mansel Jack, a charismatic and ambitious mill-owner.When Rhian returns to Sweyn’s Eye, it is to a town torn apart by anxiety and uncertainty, by the devastation of the Great War, a town whose worker’s lives are governed by fear.Amidst the anguish and dedication of the women who were left behind, Rhian must decide where her own future lies – in respectable marriage to Heath Jenkins, her former sweetheart – or in the arms of Mansel Jack.A deeply-touching, heart-wrenching tale set in South Wales at the beginning of the century, perfect for fans of Dilly Court, Pam Howes and Rosie Goodwin.Praise for Iris Gower‘A series well worth watching’ Publishing News’An atmospheric, compassionate tale’ Daily Post‘Packed with action, drama and tragedy’ South Wales Evening Post
You can’t choose your family...The Llywelyn family’s livelihood largely depends on the ferry, run by Siona Llywelyn, the kindly yet rugged head of the family.The family is large but close knit, held together by their mother Emily – a hard-working woman made old before her time having borne seven sons, and now with child once again.As the boys grow into young men, tensions flare in the family unit, made worse by a web of rivalries and ambitions. When a death shocks the family to its core, it will take the intervention of a special person to remind them of what they have lost.A compelling, touching and powerful Welsh saga, perfect for fans of Annie Groves, Rosie Goodwin and Dilly Court.Praise for Iris Gower‘A series well worth watching’ Publishing News‘Iris Gower writes with warmth and fluency’ Yorkshire Post