Product Description

Pontypridd 1930. At eighteen Edyth is the 'plain, intelligent' one of Harry and Sali Evans's five daughters, until a chance meeting with handsome curate Peter Slater throws her life into turmoil. Head over heels in love, she sacrifices her own ambitions of a college education and career, and defies her parents' opposition so she can help Peter realise his dream of running his own parish. The church sends Peter to Butetown, a dockland area of Cardiff, commonly known as Tiger Bay. There Edyth and Peter encounter rich cultures from all corners of the world, cultures that flourish despite desperate poverty and the Depression. It is a society where creed, language and the colour of a family's skin doesn't matter - as long as the borders that separate Tiger Bay from the city aren't crossed. Then Edyth discovers exactly why her parents were so opposed to her marriage. Peter has a dark secret that has not only blighted his life but also hers. A secret that threatens to destroy her love and, ultimately their marriage.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #104002 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 496 pages

PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH
"A saga writer on top form."

Review
"A saga writer on top form." (PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH )

"A pacy novel." (WARWICKSHIRE EVENING TELEGRAPH, 13 May )

About the Author
Catrin Collier was born and brought up in Pontypridd. She worked in Europe and America before returning to her native Wales. She now lives on the Gower Peninsula near Swansea, with her family.

Customer Reviews

tiger bay blues
a must have book, it grabs you from beginning to end, it goes on with the Evans story as if there was never a stop, full of intrigue happiness and sadness, a heart warming story of the old class a thouroughly enjoyable read.