Troubled Waters: a dramatic and page-turning Welsh saga from much-loved and bestselling author Rosie Harris - Softcover

Harris, Rosie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099415968 ISBN 13: 9780099415961

Publisher: Arrow, 2002

Synopsis

She looked after them. But who would look after her?

When fourteen-year-old Sara Jenkins rescues her baby sister, Myfanwy, from the fire which kills their mother, little does she realise the burden of responsibility she is taking on.

Her father, Ifor, is perceived as strict and moral by everyone in the village. But as Sara struggles to look after Myfanwy and their home she discovers the depths of cruelty he is capable of. Then Ifor remarries, and Sara's new stepmother is a hard taskmaster who considers everything Sara does inadequate or wicked.

When Sara meets Rhys Edwards, nephew of the owner of the bakery where she works, she falls in love for the first time. Finally, she believes, she has a way to escape her father. Rhys and Sara plan to make a life together in Cardiff - but when tragedy strikes Sara finds herself alone there, pregnant and destitute ...

About this title

From the Publisher:

A gripping Welsh saga in the tradition of Iris Gower

Synopsis:

When l4-year old Sara Jenkins rescues her baby sister, Myfanwy, from the fire, which kills their mother, little does she realise the burden of responsibility she is taking on. Her father, Ifor, is perceived as strict and moral by everyone in the village. But as Sara struggles to look after Myfanwy and their home she discovers the depths of cruelty he is capable of. Then Ifor remarries, and Sara's new stepmother is a hard taskmaster who considers everything Sara does inadequate or wicked. When she meets Rhys Edwards, nephew of the owner of the bakery where she works, Sara falls in love for the first time. Finally, she has a way to escape. Rhys and Sara plan to make a life together in Cardiff, but Sara finds herself alone, pregnant and destitute. She has to face the hardest times of her life and fight for herself, Myfanwy, and her unborn child, before happiness is finally within her reach...

About this edition

• Publisher: Arrow
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0099415968
• ISBN 13: 9780099415961
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352