The Writers of Wales Database

FRENCH, BRUCE

Born in Kent of Irish parents, Bruce French was brought up in England, and went to university in London. After graduating, he stayed on in London, first working in publishing and teaching, and then living as a squatter in multi-racial Brixton and doing many kinds of casual jobs. In the early 1980s he moved to Cardigan Bay, where he still lives. He has been a partner in an English language school, and since the mid 90s has run his own European student training consultancy. He has four children, writes poetry, walks in the hills, sings in small choirs and practises Chinese martial arts.

Reviews:
With respect to LoveSexMoneyDeath (Vanguard, 2009)

”…The style is very accessible...We are left in no doubt about the qualities of the four principle characters and the dialogue is well handled...The plot is original...and the denouement unanticipated. The balance of action between Wales and London is spot on…”
Nigel Humphreys


Selected Publications:
LoveSexMoneyDeath (Vanguard, 2009)



LoveSexMoneyDeath (Vanguard, 2009)

A younger man comes between two sisters, and triggers off a downward spiral of jealousy and greed… Alan, a young painter from London, travels to the west coast of Wales and begins a riotous live-in love affair there with Norma, an older and more successful artist who lives with her sister Jane in a beautiful old Mill House in a village on Cardigan Bay. Their art dealer, James, observes remotely from London how drink and greed are transforming a rural idyll into a domestic snake pit. But soon James himself is drawn in as a main player as the situation begins to spiral out of control. Alan's fury escalates as his ambitious plans are frustrated, and Norma, increasingly fragile, is torn between her younger lover and her sister. As the situation starts to implode, Jane, her back against the wall, finds that she will stop at nothing to protect her vulnerable sister and her lovely old house. And she is determined not to be a loser…

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