<p>Living in the Graig, in the shadow of the workhouse during the Depression, Bethan Powell has never mixed with those who live in the big houses on Pontypridd Common until one day, at the hospital where she is a trainee midwife, she meets Andrew John, a young doctor raised on London ways. Their love will have to overcome formidable prejudice, but slowly passion triumphs. Until a sinister discovery forces Bethan to choose between the pull of her heart and a deeper sense of duty to her family and home…</p>

Hearts of Gold

COLLIER, CATRIN

Romance

RANDOM HOUSE UK

Pontypridd 1942. When America enters the war, the GIs bring as many problems as hopes. This novel evokes the tensions and divided loyalties of a town struggling to adjust not only to war, but also to culture clashes and changing standards.

Broken Rainbows

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Arrow

Bethan's life is a continual struggle to make ends meet. When she meets Andrew at the hospital, he introduces her to a different style of life away from the poverty and hardship she's been used to. But their love is a subject of much gossip.

In 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. Ostracized 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.

Silver Lining

<p>In 1939, Haydn Powell returns to his native Pontypridd as a star for the summer season. It is his dream come true, but is soon soured when he finds his family divided. Haydn seeks consolation with the theater crowd, but is also drawn to Jane, a young waif lodging with his family. But Jane is haunted by poverty and burdened by bitter secrets. Then there is Haydn's childhood sweetheart, Jenny, who is determined to win him back. She tries to make him jealous by flirting with his brother, the hot-headed boxer Eddie. But it is Jenny's reckless pursuit of her own ends that creates a dangerous tension in a town already braced for war.</p>

All That Glitters

Spoils of War

In Pontypridd, in 1939, blackouts and conscription are beginning to strain the community. And three women are separated—perhaps forever—from the men they love. Jenny Powell's husband, Eddie, abandoned her on her wedding night, and she must struggle to cope alone. Italian Tina Ronconi's sweetheart enlists, and she and her sister face internment as enemy aliens. And Bethan's doctor husband is called up, leaving her, along with all the women, with endless worry and fear. Forced to adjust to a world at all, all they can do is wait. Then comes news of the Allies' retreat at Dunkirk and, for many, life will never be the same again.

Such Sweet Sorrow

Hearts Of Gold

SILVER LINING

Century

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Hearts of Gold

Broken Rainbows

Hearts of Gold

Silver Lining

All That Glitters

Spoils of War

Such Sweet Sorrow

Hearts Of Gold

SILVER LINING

All That Glitters