Firebird: An enthralling, heart-wrenching and moving saga set amongst the Welsh hills - Softcover

Gower, Iris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0552144479 ISBN 13: 9780552144476

Publisher: Corgi, 1998

Synopsis

A sensational story of tragedy, riches, poverty and love from bestselling author Iris Gower. If you like Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin, you will love this..!

READERS ARE LOVING FIREBIRD!
"Her characters come to life and feel as if they're [your] neighbours..." - 5 STARS
"Can't put it down..." - 5 STARS
"Excellent" - 5 STARS
"Brilliant" - 5 STARS

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PASSIONS RUN HIGH AMIDST THE WELSH HILLS...

When Llinos Savage's mother dies an untimely death, she finds herself in charge of the family pottery while still a young girl, attempting to keep the business afloat and dealing with the plotting of Philip Morton Edwards, the powerful and rich owner of the rival pottery in Swansea. Her father's return, badly wounded, from fighting Napoleon in France should be a joyous reunion, but instead his presence only adds to her difficulties.

Two men make her world even more complicated: Eynon Morton Edwards, Philip's son - a gentle and sympathetic figure yet despised by his father; and Joe, an exotic outsider, born of an unlikely union between a cultured English businessman and a Native American squaw.

How will Llinos cope with running the pottery, while suffering from the hatred of the Morton Edwards family and battling to suppress her own feelings for the man who seems her most unlikely suitor?

Firebird is the first novel in Iris Gower's Firebird series. The saga continues in Dream Catcher.

About this title

About the Author

Iris Gower was born in Swansea. A mother of four, she wrote over twenty bestselling novels. She received an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Wales Swansea in 1999 and was awarded an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Cardiff. She died in 2010.

From the Back Cover

Llinos Savage found herself in charge of the family pottery while still a young girl. As she attempted to keep the business afloat, there were many problems to overcome including her mother's untimely death and the plotting of Philip Morton Edwards, the powerful and rich owner of the rival pottery in Swansea.

Her world was further complicated by the two young men in her life: Eynon Morton Edwards, Philip's son, a gentle and sympathetic figure who became her best friend but who was despised by his father; and Joe, an exotic outsider, born of a union between a cultured English businessman and a Native American squaw.

How Llinos grew up and coped with running the pottery, while suffering from the hatred of the Morton Edwards family and her efforts to suppress her own feelings for the man who seemed her most unlikely suitor, unfolds into a compelling story of tragedy, riches, poverty and love.

Edition details

• Publisher: Corgi
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0552144479
• ISBN 13: 9780552144476
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512