by Catrin Collier (Author)
On Saturday nights, the Pier Ballroom in Swansea is the place to be. As the girls and boys gather, we are introduced to Helen in her expensive dress 'borrowed' from her father's warehouse; to Jack Clay who is over-enthusiastic and tears the dress; to Brian who breaks up a fight between Jack, Joe and Judy; and to Lily and Katie who help Helen's brother Joe take Helen home. It is an evening that fuels jealousies and sows the seeds for friendships, confidences and love. These are the characters whose lives become the core of this enchanting novel about the growing up of working girls in Swansea in the fifties and sixties.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Publisher: Orion
Published: 19 Jul 2001
ISBN 10: 0752832328
ISBN 13: 9780752832326
Book Overview: Catrin Collier has a committed readership and her sales are growing: 4500-5000 HB; 20,000 pb One of the best writers in the nostalgia market Core author at Smiths Very good supermarket seller (Asda ordered 8000 for BROKEN RAINBOWS) HEARTS OF GOLD sold to BBC. Will go into production in Spring 2001 for transmission in 2003 - 3 x 50 minutes episodes