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Sing for Your Supper
With aspirations of becoming a star entertainer, Tudor Morgan and his wife Karen decide to move from a small mining community to the hustle and bustle of Cardiff in search of a new life. Only finding sporadic stints in nightclubs, Tudor soon takes to busking, and it is not long before he is arrested for begging. After being paroled, Tudor attempts to make an honest living, but before long he regresses to his criminal ways and when a petty crime turns into something far more sinister, Karen becomes fully responsible for her life and the life of her daughter.
401 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 2007
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About the author
Rosie Harris
55 books31 followersRosie Harris was born in Cardiff and for several years worked in the City Hall. Her husband, Ken, was from Wallasey and after they married they lived on Merseyside for many years.
She has been writing since the 1950’s. In the 1960’s she ran her own agency, Regional Feature Service, writing articles for most of the provincial newspapers.
During the 70’s she became Editorial Controller for a non-fiction house.
In the 1980’s, after publishing a number of non-fiction titles she turned to fiction and during the 1980/90’s had a number of short stories published as well as five books by Sphere under the name Marion Harris.
Since 2002 she has had some 20 books published by Heinemann/Arrow. She sets her books in the 20’s because she has a great admiration for the women who were wives and mothers in those days. They had none of the current time-saving equipment – no washing machines or vacuum cleaners, no instant electric fires or cookers, and certainly no Internet. Their days were long and arduous and often they had to manage on very little money.
In 2005 she was one of the judges when Arrow and Asda collaborated in a major national competition to find the next big saga writer.
Her most recent titles are Love Changes Everything and The Quality of Love. The next, Whispers of Love, will be published in March 2010.
She has been writing since the 1950’s. In the 1960’s she ran her own agency, Regional Feature Service, writing articles for most of the provincial newspapers.
During the 70’s she became Editorial Controller for a non-fiction house.
In the 1980’s, after publishing a number of non-fiction titles she turned to fiction and during the 1980/90’s had a number of short stories published as well as five books by Sphere under the name Marion Harris.
Since 2002 she has had some 20 books published by Heinemann/Arrow. She sets her books in the 20’s because she has a great admiration for the women who were wives and mothers in those days. They had none of the current time-saving equipment – no washing machines or vacuum cleaners, no instant electric fires or cookers, and certainly no Internet. Their days were long and arduous and often they had to manage on very little money.
In 2005 she was one of the judges when Arrow and Asda collaborated in a major national competition to find the next big saga writer.
Her most recent titles are Love Changes Everything and The Quality of Love. The next, Whispers of Love, will be published in March 2010.
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January 16, 2018
Really enjoyed reading this book. Storytelling at it's best. Recommended.
October 5, 2019
Disappointing.
This book is so unbelievable. How anyone could tolerate (as the mother character ) such dreadful behaviour of her husband to her daughter ....ridiculous.
This book is so unbelievable. How anyone could tolerate (as the mother character ) such dreadful behaviour of her husband to her daughter ....ridiculous.
December 10, 2020
Good read
April 19, 2021
Great read
This book was the most enjoyed book for a long time really enjoyed Look forward to next book may a fill in book
This book was the most enjoyed book for a long time really enjoyed Look forward to next book may a fill in book
June 5, 2023
Great Read
I found it very entertaining .A very good outcome in the story line a book.which can be read over again
I found it very entertaining .A very good outcome in the story line a book.which can be read over again
June 18, 2019
Уся книга ніби суцільний звукофокус, коли історія безперервно тягнеться до кульмінації. Ритм розповіді як пульс метронома. Історія ніби крона багатовікового дуба, розлога і масштабна. Складна і лякаюча історія. Коли життя горе-чоловіка перетворюється у щось більш зловісне, аніж будні шахраїв, справжня мама будь-яким способом буде намагатися захистити свою дитину.
Не треба боятися читати такі книги. Так, від них холоне кров, але часом саме воні здатні показати, що без любові світ сповнюється брутальної пихи, але любов матері здатна на значно важливішу річ: навчити нас не здаватися перед лицем проблем.
Не треба боятися читати такі книги. Так, від них холоне кров, але часом саме воні здатні показати, що без любові світ сповнюється брутальної пихи, але любов матері здатна на значно важливішу річ: навчити нас не здаватися перед лицем проблем.
March 1, 2014
I listened to this on audio.It was a bit slow to start with,but realy enjoyed.I did feel a bit sorry for Tudor,
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