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The Loves of Catrin
The Loves of Catrin tells the story of Catrin Owen whose life began in the grim world of a Welsh copper town in the nineteenth century. Born and bred in the poverty-striken streets that sprawled round the smelting works, Catrin dreams of escaping from the smoke and grime and hardship that engulf her life. But Catrin's future will be with the man she marries - and she inspires the love of two men - Dylan Morgan from her own background - and John Richards, a well-bred gentleman.
381 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 1989
About the author
Iris Gower
53 books23 followersIris 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.
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.
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January 30, 2020
I couldn’t get past the second page. If I could give it zero stars I would. It has extremely sexual undertones and comes across like one of those books written by a middle aged man who fixates on breasts. I’m serious, the very first paragraph is about her breasts. The next page over her love interest warns her that she’s going to tease him once too often, which in itself carries some horrible implications of what he’s going to do to her, but then a few paragraphs down he calls her a child and says she’s sixteen, and that he forgets that because she is ‘womanly’. My sheer disgust and discomfort had me put the book down immediately after that line. It’s not at all ‘romantic’ and reads more like a bad fan fiction written by a 13 year old girl than a published novel. Who thought this would be a good idea?
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