Beggars and Choosers Books in Order

Sali, a wealthy coal owner's daughter, returns to the Rhondda penniless after escaping a violent husband. Shelter with a mining family offers a fresh start, but industrial unrest and her concealed background threaten the security she hopes to build for her son.

Orphaned Rhian escapes her cruel brother's household by trusting the charming Joey Evans, only to discover that affection offers little protection from betrayal. Her married employer presents another possible refuge, forcing a choice between financial safety, social standing, and love.

During the Rhondda miners' strike of 1910, Megan loves a Catholic striker while working in a house lodging police and soldiers. Religious hostility, family rejection, and divided loyalties place their relationship under pressure as the conflict spreads through the community.

Raised in a socialist mining household, Harry unexpectedly inherits his father's wealth and studies art at Oxford. Encounters with illness, a determined medical student, and a farmer's daughter challenge his understanding of privilege, responsibility, and the future he wants.

Irish worker Tom Kelly falls for Amy, the daughter of a strike leader, in the aftermath of Tonypandy's industrial conflict. His association with strikebreakers and mounting hostility toward Irish workers make their secret relationship increasingly dangerous for them both.