Author: Iris Gower
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1407094068
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
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 . . .
Paradise Park
Author: Iris Gower
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1407094068
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
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 . . .
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1407094068
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
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 . . .
Factories and Workshops
Author: Great Britain. HM Factory Inspectorate
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Factory inspection
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Factory inspection
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
Kingdom's Dream
Author: Iris Gower
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 140708383X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
If you like Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Kitty Neale, you will love this atmospheric, mesmerising and heart-wrenching saga from the pen of bestselling author Iris Gower. READERS ARE LOVING KINGDOM'S DREAM! "Totally engrossed from the minute you start reading" - 5 STARS "Excellent read. Another brilliant book from Iris Gower." - 5 STARS "Outstanding" - 5 STARS ********************************************************************************** SECRETS AND LOVE AFFAIRS BRING TRAGEDY IN THEIR WAKE AMIDST THE WELSH HILLS... Lovely Katie Cullen is all alone in the world. Her mother has died, and Swansea is no fit place for a young girl on her own. The navvies who are building the new railway roam the streets on pay day looking for trouble, and the peaceful outskirts are transformed into a shanty town as the silver track wends its way to the town centre... So when Katie meets handsome Bull Beynon, the foreman of the railway builders, she falls in love with him at once and longs to be protected by him. But Bull has his own woman, the spirited Rhiannon... Katie and Rhiannon find that they are caught in a network of deception and deceit as their lives become intertwined...and no good can come from secrets and lies. Kingdom's Dream is the fifth novel in Iris Gower's Firebird series. The saga concludes in Paradise Park. Have you read Firebird, Dream Catcher, Sweet Rosie and Daughters of Rebecca where the story began?
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 140708383X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
If you like Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Kitty Neale, you will love this atmospheric, mesmerising and heart-wrenching saga from the pen of bestselling author Iris Gower. READERS ARE LOVING KINGDOM'S DREAM! "Totally engrossed from the minute you start reading" - 5 STARS "Excellent read. Another brilliant book from Iris Gower." - 5 STARS "Outstanding" - 5 STARS ********************************************************************************** SECRETS AND LOVE AFFAIRS BRING TRAGEDY IN THEIR WAKE AMIDST THE WELSH HILLS... Lovely Katie Cullen is all alone in the world. Her mother has died, and Swansea is no fit place for a young girl on her own. The navvies who are building the new railway roam the streets on pay day looking for trouble, and the peaceful outskirts are transformed into a shanty town as the silver track wends its way to the town centre... So when Katie meets handsome Bull Beynon, the foreman of the railway builders, she falls in love with him at once and longs to be protected by him. But Bull has his own woman, the spirited Rhiannon... Katie and Rhiannon find that they are caught in a network of deception and deceit as their lives become intertwined...and no good can come from secrets and lies. Kingdom's Dream is the fifth novel in Iris Gower's Firebird series. The saga concludes in Paradise Park. Have you read Firebird, Dream Catcher, Sweet Rosie and Daughters of Rebecca where the story began?
The Oyster Catchers (The Cordwainers: 2)
Author: Iris Gower
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446465276
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
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?
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446465276
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
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?
Firebird
Author: Iris Gower
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1407083430
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
A sensational story of tragedy, riches, poverty and love from bestselling author Iris Gower. If you like Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin, you will love this..! READERS ARE LOVING FIREBIRD! "Her characters come to life and feel as if they're [your] neighbours..." - 5 STARS "Can't put it down..." - 5 STARS "Excellent" - 5 STARS "Brilliant" - 5 STARS ********************************************************************* PASSIONS RUN HIGH AMIDST THE WELSH HILLS... When Llinos Savage's mother dies an untimely death, she finds herself in charge of the family pottery while still a young girl, attempting to keep the business afloat and dealing with the plotting of Philip Morton Edwards, the powerful and rich owner of the rival pottery in Swansea. Her father's return, badly wounded, from fighting Napoleon in France should be a joyous reunion, but instead his presence only adds to her difficulties. Two men make her world even more complicated: Eynon Morton Edwards, Philip's son - a gentle and sympathetic figure yet despised by his father; and Joe, an exotic outsider, born of an unlikely union between a cultured English businessman and a Native American squaw. How will Llinos cope with running the pottery, while suffering from the hatred of the Morton Edwards family and battling to suppress her own feelings for the man who seems her most unlikely suitor? Firebird is the first novel in Iris Gower's Firebird series. The saga continues in Dream Catcher.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1407083430
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
A sensational story of tragedy, riches, poverty and love from bestselling author Iris Gower. If you like Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin, you will love this..! READERS ARE LOVING FIREBIRD! "Her characters come to life and feel as if they're [your] neighbours..." - 5 STARS "Can't put it down..." - 5 STARS "Excellent" - 5 STARS "Brilliant" - 5 STARS ********************************************************************* PASSIONS RUN HIGH AMIDST THE WELSH HILLS... When Llinos Savage's mother dies an untimely death, she finds herself in charge of the family pottery while still a young girl, attempting to keep the business afloat and dealing with the plotting of Philip Morton Edwards, the powerful and rich owner of the rival pottery in Swansea. Her father's return, badly wounded, from fighting Napoleon in France should be a joyous reunion, but instead his presence only adds to her difficulties. Two men make her world even more complicated: Eynon Morton Edwards, Philip's son - a gentle and sympathetic figure yet despised by his father; and Joe, an exotic outsider, born of an unlikely union between a cultured English businessman and a Native American squaw. How will Llinos cope with running the pottery, while suffering from the hatred of the Morton Edwards family and battling to suppress her own feelings for the man who seems her most unlikely suitor? Firebird is the first novel in Iris Gower's Firebird series. The saga continues in Dream Catcher.
House of Shadows
Author: Iris Gower
Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 1780102461
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
An atmospheric mystery from Wales’ best-loved author -The Second World War is over. Artist Riana Evans falls in love with a dilapidated mansion in Wales, despite its rumoured ghosts, and is delighted when its elderly, eccentric owner sells it to her for a pittance. The ‘ghosts’ prove good for business – inspiring her paintings in an almost supernatural way and providing welcome atmosphere at a series of profitable ghost-spotting weekends. But it soon becomes clear that there’s someone – or something – who’ll do anything to make sure Riana never discovers the secrets the house hides . . .
Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 1780102461
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
An atmospheric mystery from Wales’ best-loved author -The Second World War is over. Artist Riana Evans falls in love with a dilapidated mansion in Wales, despite its rumoured ghosts, and is delighted when its elderly, eccentric owner sells it to her for a pittance. The ‘ghosts’ prove good for business – inspiring her paintings in an almost supernatural way and providing welcome atmosphere at a series of profitable ghost-spotting weekends. But it soon becomes clear that there’s someone – or something – who’ll do anything to make sure Riana never discovers the secrets the house hides . . .
Sweet Rosie
Author: Iris Gower
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 140708349X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
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 ANOTHER Rosie, 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?
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 140708349X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
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 ANOTHER Rosie, 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?
Honey's Farm (The Cordwainers: 3)
Author: Iris Gower
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446487539
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin, this is the emotional third instalment in 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 "One not to miss..." - 5 STARS "Yet another brilliant Iris Gower book..."-5 STARS "You finish one book and you just have to start the next one." - 5 STARS ************************************************************* CAN SHE OVERCOME THE PERILS FACING HER AND WIN THE HEART OF THE MAN SHE LOVES? Fon Parks isn't surprised when farmer Jamie O'Conner asked her to marry him - he trusted her and could rely on her: she had nursed his wife until her death and knew his son and the ways of Honey's Farm. She adores Jamie, but her love is unrequited. When the future of the farm is threated by people who want to destroy Jamie and his wife, she determines, with the support of her friend Eline Harries, to take action, stand strong against the dangers confronting her and earn the love of her husband. Honey's Farm is the third title in Iris Gower's Cordwainers series. Have you read The Shoemaker's Daughter and The Oyster Catchers, the previous two books?
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446487539
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin, this is the emotional third instalment in 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 "One not to miss..." - 5 STARS "Yet another brilliant Iris Gower book..."-5 STARS "You finish one book and you just have to start the next one." - 5 STARS ************************************************************* CAN SHE OVERCOME THE PERILS FACING HER AND WIN THE HEART OF THE MAN SHE LOVES? Fon Parks isn't surprised when farmer Jamie O'Conner asked her to marry him - he trusted her and could rely on her: she had nursed his wife until her death and knew his son and the ways of Honey's Farm. She adores Jamie, but her love is unrequited. When the future of the farm is threated by people who want to destroy Jamie and his wife, she determines, with the support of her friend Eline Harries, to take action, stand strong against the dangers confronting her and earn the love of her husband. Honey's Farm is the third title in Iris Gower's Cordwainers series. Have you read The Shoemaker's Daughter and The Oyster Catchers, the previous two books?
Proceedings and Reports
Author: General Federation of Trade Unions
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Labor unions
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Vols. for 1951-55 include issues of Federation news.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Labor unions
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Vols. for 1951-55 include issues of Federation news.
Daughters Of Rebecca
Author: Iris Gower
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1407083562
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
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?
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1407083562
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
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?