Milionêrs - Marlyn Samuel
This book is now out of print and it took me a while to find what I really think might have been the last brand new copy of it available anywhere … with the help of Marlyn herself and a combined effort from several bookshops around Wales.
This is the third novel by Marlyn Samuel I’ve read (after Cicio’r Bwced and Llwch yn yr Haul ) and I have to say that I’ve enjoyed each one equally.
This one is about Wendi, from Ynys Môn, who is like so many of us, scraping a living from day to day, waiting for the next payday to arrive. Then she wins £9.1m on the lottery and her and her family’s lives change … not all for the better.
Rough translation of the back cover blurb …
"Wow! Winning the Lottery. There’s an experience every one of us wishes to have. When a busy wife, mam and gran wins £9.1 million it appears that her problems are over. But, very soon, Wendi discovers that life isn’t necessarily all rosy despite her bank account being remarkably healthy.
The same as I wrote for Cicio’r Bwced and Llwch yn yr Haul … This is a grown-up’s book so not an easy read like those aimed at teenagers or learners but I wouldn’t say it was difficult either. Marlyn uses straightforward, simple language that’s very accessible so I wouldn’t think it would be impossible even for beginners and certainly ok for intermediate readers.