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Fiddler's Ferry
1987
First Published
4.47
Average Rating
390
Number of Pages

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You can’t choose your family...The Llywelyn family’s livelihood largely depends on the ferry, run by Siona Llywelyn, the kindly yet rugged head of the family. The family is large but close knit, held together by their mother Emily – a hard-working woman made old before her time having borne seven sons, and now with child once again. As the boys grow into young men, tensions flare in the family unit, made worse by a web of rivalries and ambitions. When a death shocks the family to its core, it will take the intervention of a special person to remind them of what they have lost. A compelling, touching and powerful Welsh saga, perfect for fans of Annie Groves, Rosie Goodwin and Dilly Court. Praise for Iris Gower‘A series well worth watching’ Publishing News ‘Iris Gower writes with warmth and fluency’ Yorkshire Post

Avg Rating
4.47
Number of Ratings
131
5 STARS
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Author

Iris Gower
Iris Gower
Author · 33 books

Iris Gower (b. 1935) was a Swansea-based novelist. Her historical romances are all set within Swansea and Gower in South Wales. Iris (real name Iris Davies) was born in Mumbles and lived in Derwen Fawr, a part of Sketty, Swansea. She had four adult children, though her husband of 48 years, Tudor Davies, died on 15 April 2002 after suffering a major stroke. She later lived with a partner, Peter. She was one of the top-selling authors in the country, and was awarded an MA in Creative Writing by Cardiff University, as well as an Honorary Fellowship at the University of Wales, Swansea. She wrote and published around 40 books including 26 novels. Gower died at Singleton Hospital, Swansea on 20 July, 2010. She was 75 years old.

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