[1] Iris Richardson was born in 1935 in Swansea,[2] the sister of Billy, Jean, John and Christine.
Her family lived in Swansea city centre, but afterwards moved to Mayhill, where Iris met pattern-maker, William Tudor Davies.
They settled in Manselton, Swansea and had four children: Tudor Jr, Angela, Susan and Paul.
As a young woman Iris Gower worked as a nursery teacher and took other part-time jobs.
It was one of many of her novels set in the copper, pottery and other industries of Swansea or in the rural life of Gower.