Sweet Rosie

Potter's #3

by Iris Gower

Rosie, 18, beautiful and vivacious, is in love with Watt Bevan, the manager of the Mainwaring Pottery where her mother Pearl works. But Watt is mourning the loss of a former love, and when Pearl falls ill and Watt becomes the protector of the family Rosie realises her love is not returned.

Genres: Fiction

Paperback

First published July 6, 1999

About the 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.

Reviews

[Lorraine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read!

[Annette Hart · Rating 2 out of 5]

I did not enjoy this as much as other Iris Gower books I have read - I found the character emphasis and the resolution somehow unsatisfactory. I felt there should have been more about the Rosie of the title - who didn't seem that sweet - and a resolution to her relationship as well as other peoples.