- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Orion (25 Jun 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 075288462X
- ISBN-13: 978-0752884622
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 366,632 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'A cracking beach read' (BIG ISSUE IN THE NORTH )
'An emotional and gripping tale, which is rich in detail of the sights and sounds of post-war Poland.' (TELEGRAPH & ARGUS )
'An emotional and gripping tale, which is rich in detail of the sights and sounds of post-war Poland.' (TELEGRAPH & ARGUS )
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Stateless and destitute after the Second World War, Magda Janek settles in the Welsh town of Pontypridd, in the hope of building a new life for herself and her baby daughter, Helena. All Magda has to give Helena are the ambitions she had once cherished for herself; dreams cruelly snatched from her by the war and its terrible aftermath. But 1960s Pontypridd is a place of opportunity - at twenty-one, Magda's daughter has beauty, confidence and prospects beyond even her mother's wildest imaginings. With a university degree behind her, a coveted teaching post in her old Grammar school, and marriage to the love of her life, Dr Eddie John, the son of an old Pontypridd family to look forward to, Helena couldn't have been happier. Until tragedy strikes. A tragedy that robs Helena of the only family she has ever known and everything she has ever believed in; Helena uncovers a bitter secret, so explosive that her mother carried it to the grave...
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
fantastic book which kept me indulged from the minute I lifted it! highly reocmmended as I do for all her books but Catrin Collier keeps getting better! please keep them coming Ms Collier you just keep me wanting more!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
what an excellent book that was!! I have just finished reading the greek (translated) version and enjoyed it so much! I had never read a book by ms collier before so I hope some of her other best sellers would at some point be translated and published in greek....
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
very hard to put this book down. started it this morning will finish it tonight.I enjoy Catrin Collier's books they are well written this one is
set mainly in Poland a place I visited 2yrs ago.
set mainly in Poland a place I visited 2yrs ago.
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Really good. I only wished more continuity was used.
I was torn between this and another novel. Unfortunately I bought the other novel which was worse than I thought it would be (see my other reviews). Read more
Published on 26 May 2009 by Ms. LH Russell
Quite good
This is my first Collier novel and I was very impressed.
There are lots of twists and turns although the very final twist is something that you begin to suspect before... Read more
There are lots of twists and turns although the very final twist is something that you begin to suspect before... Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2009 by Zoe Challis
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