Lily Among Thorns
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At the end of the First World War, Lily Walters returns home to Abercarn, in South Wales. The strongest and most discerning member of her large family, most of whom live and work in the local mining community, Lily is determined to make the best of all that life has to offer. But when her love affair with a local doctor ends in heartache, she is less sure of her destiny. Lily's life begins to have meaning again when she meets a young mining deputy, and through him becomes involved in local politics. With the threat of wage cuts and tougher working hours, violent confrontations soon begin to increase between the local miners, the Government and the coal owners. And as the trouble intensifies, Lily finds herself caught up in a fight not only for her own and her family's survival but for the survival of the whole community. In this magnificent sequel to Lily Of The Valleys, Catrin Morgan continues the story of a remarkable working-class family who triumphs against the hardship and adversity of life in the poverty-stricken valleys of South Wales, finding strength and pride in their rich heritage.
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United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Language:
EN
Genre:
Historical fiction
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