Broken Rainbows by Catrin Collier
It is 1942 and America's entry into the war brings dramatic changes to Pontypridd. The arrival of a South Carolina regiment delights some girls but others resent the free-spending, flash uniformed foreigners. Bethan John, her husband a captive in Germany, and her friend Alma, whose husband is missing, find friendship with the officers billeted in their homes - friendships misunderstood by the even the women themselves. Jenny Powell, a young, bitter war widow, goes from one man's bed to another, finding solace in none. Her sister-in-law Jane, who at least sees her husband occasionally, finds it hard to resist the allure of the Yanks. Gossip thrives, wrecking families and marriages, and when tragedy strikes the mines the tension reaches breaking point. Caught between loyalty to their men and the exotic appeal of the GIs, the women of Pontypridd fight for their emotional - and sometimes physical - survival. . .
Collier, Catrin: - Catrin Collier is Wales' most prolific and well-known author 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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| ISBN 13 | 9780099270041 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099270048 |
| Title | Broken Rainbows |
| Author | Catrin Collier |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 1999-11-04 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
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