- Paperback: 112 pages
- Publisher: Accent Press Ltd (5 Mar 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1906373612
- ISBN-13: 978-1906373610
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.4 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 194,319 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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One look was enough. Amy Watkins and miner 'Big' Tom Kelly were in love. But can they keep their feelings secret or face the threat of death in a community torn apart by the miner's strike? Tonypandy, South Wales, 1911. Starving, striking miners fight soldiers and police on the picket lines for the right to earn a wage that will feed their families, while Irish labourers are brought in the take their place in the pits, for half their pay. Handsome 'Big' Tom Kelly, an Irish worker, comes to Wales looking for a better life and believes he has found it when he falls in love with Amy Watkins, the daughter of a strike leader. At night, the miners search out the Irish men, drag them from their beds, beat them and then hang them from the street lamp posts. Can Amy and Tom keep their love a secret forever? All they want is a future together. But in a world full of hatred, anger and violence, their dream seems impossible. Until another strike leader offers them a way out.
About the Author
Catrin Collier is Wales' most prolific and well-known authors of historical, romantic fictions. The daughter of a Prussian refugee 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.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Love these quick reads for when you're in between books but don't want to get into a big novel. Brilliant as always!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I love all Catrin Collier's novels. I can identify withvthe places in them as I live in the Pontypridd area! A bit of escapism with a dash of realism!
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These quick reads are perfect as a taster for people who struggle with literacy or who want to know more about an author. I thoroughly recommend them
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