The Oyster Catchers (Magna Large Print Books) [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Iris Gower (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1993 | Series: Magna Large Print Books

Emmeline Powell had been born a country girl, in a small, whitewashed cottage on Honey's Farm. When her father died, Emmeline, bereft and lonely, married Joe Harries, a man much older than herself and one of the fishermen of Oystermouth. The wives of the oyster catchers were sturdy, stoic women, used to helping their men with the catch, and they didn't like the frail outsider who had married into their community. Nina Parks especially didn't like her - Nina was a widow who thought Joe Harries should have been hers. Emmeline - Eline - grew more isolated, more unhappy, trapped into an ill-matched marriage without friends to help her. And then she met Will Davies. Will was to open new worlds to her, worlds of personal achievement, the unfolding of a talent she never knew she possessed, and the realisation that she knew how to love. As tragedy and passionate feuding began to erupt in the oyster village, so Eline clung to her integrity, her ability to work, and her hopes for the future.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Iris Gower was born in Swansea, where she still lives. The mother of four grown-up children, she has written over twenty bestselling novels. She received an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Wales Swansea in 1999 and has been awarded an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Cardiff. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 540 pages
• Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books; Lrg edition (October 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750505265
• ISBN-13: 978-0750505260
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,844,674 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars loved this book true grit and romance, November 5, 1999

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This review is from: The Oyster Catchers (Magna Large Print Books) (Hardcover)

This is a good story by Iris Gower. Full of Welsh heart and song, and showing the trials and tribulations of the people of that era, with a little romance thrown in.