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Book by Collier, Catrin
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Catrin Collier was born and brought up in Pontypridd. She worked in Europe and America before returning to her native Wales. She now lives on the Gower Peninsula near Swansea, with her family.
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Only an author with her roots in South Wales could bring so much warmth and realism into her characters. Tiger Ragtime is not a heavyweight novel; it is a light, easy read that manages to tackle racial prejudice, human greed and social deprivation within the confines of Tiger Bay in the 1930s. Judy, a young singer, dreams of becoming a star, but until the arrival of business man Aled James she has been cocooned from racial discrimination by the multi-faceted mix within the dockland community. Now she finds herself suddenly aware that there are places where her colour is not acceptable. David, young and strong-willed, leaves the farming estate which, as the eldest son, he will inherit, in order to go to sea. After an ordeal that nearly kills him, he finds a job as a bookie's runner for Aled James, which brings him into contact with the law. Aled James is a man with a mission who, having left the Bay and made his fortune in America, comes back to Cardiff to set up a casino. Harry, David's brother-in-law and Aled's half-brother, whose wealth comes from a personal inheritance, together with other colourful characters, fascinate the reader, as their lives become intricately interwoven in a story that later takes us through a turf war that emerges when Aled refuses to be intimidated by those who already rule the area with their protection racket. At the same time Aled has a vendetta with Harry over their father's inheritance. Altogether a gripping read. -- Norma Penfold
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