Against overwhelming odds, can she save her legacy?
Her father is dead and the family business on the brink of collapse. Thwarted by society, the plucky sweet maker refuses to accept defeat.
To keep her vow to her dying father, Gwenna must first face up to her tyrannical stepbrother or lose everything.
She falls in love with the cheeky and charming Johnno, but just when life is beginning to look up, disaster strikes. Throughout the twists and turns of love and tragedy, Gwenna is irrepressible. She refuses to relinquish her goal and lets nothing and no one stand in her way. Blind to anything that distracts her, Gwenna overlooks the most important person in her life, putting her dreams, her family, and her chance at happiness in jeopardy.
Set amid Auckland’s bustling Karangahape Road at the turn of the 20th century.
GOLD medal winner in Book of the Year The Coffee Pot Book Club in Women’s Historical Fiction 2022
IndieBRAG medallion honoree.
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Counterpart to Brigid the Girl from County Clare and prequel to The Costumier’s Gift.
Part of The New Zealand Immigrant Collection
Praise for Gwenna The Welsh Confectioner:
Utter brilliance I was captivated from beginning to end. Vicky really brings the characters to life and you can really engage with what it must of been like to be a young girl like Gwenna going into business at the turn of the century in a male dominated society. I was totally engaged with every character each one contributing to make this a truly wonderful story, my only disappointment was when it ended. 5-stars Amazon reviewer
This is a wonderfully well written, constructed, and edited book. The story moves along at a good pace and the reader is pulled into the world and time in the first chapter.
Gwenna’s family fills the book with great people, some good, some not so good… but it also shows how people can change… just like real life. My only complaint about the book is I want more…. a sequel would be much appreciated. I want to know more about Charlie, more about Gwenna and Hugh and more about Gwenna’s family! – IndieBRAG reader
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