Broken Rainbows (Hearts of Gold)

It is 1942 and, in the wake of America's entry into the war, the small community of Pontypridd suffers its own—not entirely welcome—GI invasion. The South Carolina Regiment billeted on the town soon cuts a swathe through its women, living up to GI's reputation as "over-paid, over-sexed and over here." For Bethan, whose husband is a POW in Germany, and her friend Alma, whose husband is missing, the arrival of the American officers brings new and dangerous friendships. While for Jenny, a bitter young war widow, it is a chance to bury her grief in a series of one-night stands. The women are caught between loyalty to their men folk and the very real attraction of the GIs, and when tragedy strikes the mines, the tension reaches breaking point.

BROKEN RAINBOWS

Literature & Fiction

Catrin Collier

Contemporary

Century

Bobby's Girl. Catrin Collier

1968. British students Penny & Kate and Americans Bobby & Sandy have a wonderful summer on Cape Cod. Then Bobby's car crashes, and a bitter old woman takes control, changing the survivors' lives forever. One was killed, another damaged and a third disappeared. 20 years later, a letter arrives, stirring up old memories.

Allison Busby

"A powerful tale of survival and hardship, very well crafted and with strong characters" - Publishing NewsIn strictly chapel Pontypridd in 1938, tongues are quick to wag when Alma Moore, abandoned by her lover, is rushed to hospital with stomach pains. The doctor may call it appendicitis, but the scandal-mongers think they know better. And then Bethan John, who's too good for the rest of them since she married a doctor, comes back to her mining family's house with her new baby - but without her husband, or any word of explanation. Ostracised by most - even their own mothers - Alma and Bethan face a lonely struggle to survive. Then taciturn Russian Charlie, an outsider haunted by his own past, reaches out the hand of friendship to them both, and in so doing begins to thaw his own heart...The series was adapted for TV by the BBC. Ideal for readers who have enjoyed books by Maeve Binchy, Catherine Cookson and Marie Maxwell.

A Silver Lining

Magna Large Print Books

All That Glitters (Pontypridd)

Broken Rainbows

Spoils of War

In the Swansea of the 1950s the only thing a boy could do if his girlfriend became pregnant was marry her. Jack wants to marry Helen and live happily ever after, with her father's blessing. Neither party knows that tragedy will soon tear them apart.

Swansea Summer

"Collier has a gift for bringing her characters to life that will keep the reader engrossed until the end " - Daily Mail\nMegan Williams is eighteen and in love with the boy next door, Victor Evans. It is 1910 and, in the Rhondda Valley, poverty and hardship are taking their toll as troops are brought in to control the striking miners. The only work Megan can find is in a house where the police and soldiers lodge, but she is shunned by friends and neighbours, who believe she has betrayed her class by working for the enemy. 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. 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.\nThis is the second in the Brother and Lovers Series by best-selling author, Catrin Collier.

Winners and Losers

Genre Fiction

'Meticulously-researched...warming the hearts of millions of readers.' Historical Novels Review 'Collier has a gift for bringing her characters to life that will keep the reader engrossed until the end' Daily Mail A new Saga Queen hits the televisual cobbles- Daily Telegraph Book Five of the Brothers and Lovers series by Catrin Collier Pontypridd 1930 - At eighteen Edyth is the 'plain, intelligent' one of Harry and Sali Evans's five daughters. Until a chance meeting with handsome curate Peter Slater throws her life into turmoil. Head over heels in love, she sacrifices her own ambitions of a college education and career, and defies her parents' opposition so she can help Peter realise his dream of running his own parish. The church sends Peter to Butetown, a multi-racial dockland area of Cardiff, commonly known as Tiger Bay. There Edyth and Peter encounter rich cultures from all corners of the world that flourish even in the depression ridden conditions of desperate poverty. It is a society where creed, language and the colour of a family's skin doesn't matter - as long as the borders that separate Tiger Bay from the city aren't crossed. And there Edyth discovers exactly why her parents were so opposed to her marriage. Peter has a dark secret that has not only blighted his life but also hers. A secret that threatens to destroy her love and, ultimately their marriage...

Tiger Bay Blues

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BROKEN RAINBOWS

Bobby's Girl. Catrin Collier

Bobby's Girl. Catrin Collier

A Silver Lining

All That Glitters (Pontypridd)

Broken Rainbows

Spoils of War

Swansea Summer

Winners and Losers

Tiger Bay Blues