Winners and Losers by Catrin Collier

Winners and Losers by Catrin Collier

Megan Williams is eighteen and in love with the boy next door, Victor Evans. But Tonypandy in 1910 is a town of poverty, hardship and strife, garrisoned by troops brought in to control the striking miners whose anger all too frequently erupts into bouts of violence and rioting. At thirteen Megan is sent from her family's farm to keep house for her widower uncle and his five children, but when her uncle can no longer pay her wages, she is forced to seek work elsewhere. The only people who are hiring are those that run the houses where the police and soldiers lodge. Ostracised by friends and former neighbours who believe she has betrayed her class by working for the enemy, Megan is not the only one fighting for survival. Her lover turns to bare knuckle boxing in the hope of making enough money for them to marry. But Megan's father would rather see his daughter dead than married to a Catholic, particularly one whose father and brother are marked as strike ringleaders. Tempers and violence flare on both sides of the dispute. Caught in the middle, Victor and Megan find themselves fighting for the right to love one another, remain together and build a future they can share.

'A moving story.. a must read' ONE WALES magazine 'A lively romantic sequel. Four stars' WOMAN'S OWN 'A meaty saga for lovers of historical novels.' SOUTH WALES ECHO 'The story is moving and the characters believable' THE LEICESTER MERCURY 'An entertaining series' LANCASHIRE EVENING TELEGRAPH

Catrin Collier was born and brought up in Pontypridd. She worked in Europe and America before returning to her native Wales. She now lives on the Gower Peninsula near Swansea, with her family.

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ISBN 13	9780752853161
ISBN 10	0752853163
Titel	Winners and Losers
Autor	Catrin Collier
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Orion Publishing Co
Erscheinungsjahr	2004-04-15
Seitenanzahl	480
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