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The Starry Wisdom
This collection features contemporary visions of cosmic transformation, mutation, and madness. Here the primal beings of Lovecraft's "Cthulhu Mythos" stalk a postmodern landscape of social collapse, ethnic cleansing, genetic engineering, and nuclear devastation.
The Small Mine
One of the few novels to merge from, and concern itself with, the industrial communites of he South Wales valleys. Here the lives of the mining community and its women are vividly portrayed as they struggle to come to terms with the death of a young miner, a loss which is unhappily a common occurence. Yet for all its tragic subject matter, it also conveys the warmth and gusto of the community's life by means of a witty use of language in a style that has often been favourably compared to that of Gwyn Thomas.
Strike for a Kingdom
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One Woman Walks Wales
A routine trip to the doctor left seasoned traveller Ursula with a diagnosis of Stage 1A Ovarian Cancer. Determined not to sink into self-pity, she continued her travels by walking between her Welsh home and hospital appointments in Bristol, leading to her decision to walk across Wales to publicise the need for early detection of the disease, which kills many patients due to ignorance of symptoms. Taking 17 months Ursula's story is one of determination, tears and laughter, joy and pain; a fascinating insight into one woman's journey and also a country, its landscape and its people.
Absolute Optimist
An affectionate yet critical biography of Eluned Phillips, an unsung heroine of Welsh literature. A controversial figure: a passionate woman who ignited passionate responses in others. She was only the second women to have won the National Eisteddfod crown and the only woman ever to have won it twice (1967 and 1983). Phillips was unusual among Welsh writers of her generation in that she embraced a bohemian lifestyle - taking her to prewar London and Paris, where she made the acquaintance of major artists Augustus John, Dylan Thomas, Edith Piaf, Jean Cocteau, Maurice Chevalier and Pablo Picasso.
Arianwen
Arianwen is someone for whom life comes easily. Hers is an ordinary life, in a hidden valley in West Wales during the first half of the 20th century, filled with the small pleasures that help us bear life's little tragedies.But in a fast-changing world, Arianwen must learn the hard way. It is endurance that will see her through real adversity.Elegantly written with an understated humour and a lyricism that reflects the natural rhythms of the Welsh language, Arianwen is the captivating portrait of one woman who represents us all.
Here are Lovers
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Cold Enough to Freeze Cows
Iestyn and Menna have known each other since school, but the path of true love is rarely a smooth one; particularly when it's a rough farm track in the small mid-Wales town of Dros-y-Bryn! Johnny 'Sandwich' Brechan is a ladies' man par excellence; until a lonely call from the distance turns him from flirt to family man in a matter of hours. And Esther, struggling with a difficult family, has found a way to vent her spleen over the internet. A great romantic comedy and a wickedly humorous look at the frailties of man...and woman!
Not Thomas
Tomos lives with his mother, and sometimes her boyfriend. He longs to return to another place, a place he thinks of as home, and the people who lived with him there. And for Cwtch, who he had to leave behind, too. He knows that there are some things he cannot talk about - except to Cwtch - and then, just before Christmas, the difficult things come to a head. There are men outside who want to come in, and his mum has said not to answer the door. From behind his chair, Tomos waits, trying to make himself small and quiet. He doesn't think it's Santa Claus this time. When the men break in, Tomos's world is turned on its head and the adults around him must fight to make it right again.
Riverflow
After a beloved family member is drowned in a devastating flood, Bede and Elin Sherwell want nothing more than to be left in peace to pursue their off-grid life. But when the very real prospect of fracking hits their village, they are drawn in to frontline protests. Mysterious threats and suspicious accidents put friendships on the line, and Elin and Bede's marriage under unbearable pressure. Is there a connection with their uncle's death? Who is trying to stop them saving not just their home and village but the wider world, and how far will they go? But far from a global threat, it seems the enemy could be closer to home.
