The Wild Seed

Cordwainers #6

by Iris Gower

Book by Iris Gower

Genres: Fiction

444 pages, Paperback

First published July 3, 1997

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

[Ella Scholfield]

Found the ending of this book terribly disappointing, not wanting to give anything away it feels like it's not a choice for Catherine, it's a situation. Would have been a lot better if the choice had remained for her. Won't be searching for the other books in the series in haste anyway.

[Sylvia Mort]

always amazing reads