Trainee midwife Bethan Powell lives in the shadow of the workhouse during the Depression. It's difficult to say which is harder for her and fellow nurse Laura Ronconi--their grueling work in the hospital, or the frictions and financial hardships at home. Bethan's Communist miner father, rigidly C...
It is 1942, and America's entry into the war brings dramatic changes to Pontypridd. Colonel David Ford and his South Carolina regiment descend on the town to discover themselves billeted in a community of women delighted by the influx of young American men. But there's also resentment, particular...
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 haun...
Well I've had time to calm my shaking nerves after turning the last page on this one today. So I now feel ready to get my review done.I have not connected with a story like this since The Bronze Horseman. And for that to happen is MASSIVE. I am so engrossed in the town of Pontypridd, I can't thin...