Firebird: Potter's 1

Potter's #1

by Iris Gower

Llinos Savage found herself in charge of the family pottery while still a young girl. As she attempted to keep the business afloat, there were many problems to overcome including her mother's untimely death and the plotting of Philip Morton Edwards, the powerful and rich owner of the rival pottery in Swansea. Her father's return, badly wounded, from fighting Napoleon in France should have been a joyous reunion, but instead his presence only added to her difficulties.





Her world was further complicated by the two young men in her life: Eynon Morton Edwards, Philip's son, a gentle and sympathetic figure whom became her best friend but who was despised by his father; and Joe, an exotic outsider, born of an unlikely union between a cultured English businessman and a Native American squaw.





How Llinos grew up and and coped with running the pottery, while suffering from the hatred of the Morton Edwards family and her efforts to suppress her own feelings for the man who seemed her most unlikely suitor, unfolds into a compelling story of tragedy, riches, poverty and love.

Genres: Fiction

400 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 28, 1998

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

[Sue Douglas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Competition in Swansea's potteries


Avivid story that will keep you reading to the end. As usual Iris Gower brings her characters and their community alive. A story of the cruelties and prejudices that are often the prerogative of powerful men but also of kindness, compassion and loyalty. I heartily recommend this book.

[jacqueline pulford · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read need next book like niw

Brilliant book idea in a peaceful night to stay awake with long to know what happens to Bonnie and the potteries

[Mrs Carol M Meres · Rating 5 out of 5]

Firebird another winner

Fantastic series very well written and cleverly linked to the next book in series very much enjoying them all magical

[Shirley Ann Coughtrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

a great read

Holds you in thrall from start to finish couldn’t put the kindle down will definitely read more from this author

[Lynn Hutchinson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book,an easy read and the first in a series. It tells of complicated relationships.