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Mary Jenkins had dragged herself up from humble beginnings - first to be overseer in the Canal St. laundry, then to running her own market stall in Sweyn's Eve. But constantly fate - and the Sutton brothers - knocked her down again. Dean Sutton was prepared to set her up in a shop of her own - but only at his price - while Brandon Sutton threatened to destroy her with a love neither of them could control. But Mary - Proud Mary - was a fighter, determined to win whatever the odds, however great the sacrifice.
Author
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.
