Black-eyed devils
By: Catrin Collier
Edition: Large print ed.
Series: Quick reads; Shortlist
Publisher: Shortlist
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Bath
Language: eng
Number of pages: 154
ISBN-13: 9781405622646
Subjects: Social life and customs; Strikes and lockouts; Irish fiction; Coal mining; Manners and customs; Coal miners; Fiction
Description: One look was enough. Amy Watkins and Tom Kelly were in love. But that one look condemned them both. 'Look at Amy and again and you'll go back to Ireland in a box'. Amy's father is out to kill Tom. All Tom wants is Amy and a wage that will keep them. But Tonypandy in 1911 is a dangerous place for Irish workers like Tom, who have been brought in to replace the striking miners. The miners drag them from their beds and hang them from lamp posts as a warning to those who would take their jobs. Frightened for Amy, Tom fights to deny his heart, while Amy dreams of a future with the man she loves. But in a world of hatred, anger and violence, her dreams seems impossible until a man they believed to be their enemy offers to help. But can they trust him with their lives.
Notes: Originally published: Bedlinog: Accent.