A literary experiment in contrasting Greek mythology with contemporary social values, this collection of poetry focuses on the modern day meaning of the shield of Achilles. Each interlocking poem is i
An unsettling story about friendship and secrets, this macabre novel of life on a British estate explores the effects of place and memory. When Phillip and Edwin lost their child Helen a decade ago, t
It's the 1920s. Airships, prohibition, Al Capone, talkies, gramophones, the Empire State building: the world across the pond is bursting with excitement and the future wide open for two small boys at
A rich depiction of the conflicting cultural, social, and political values in Wales in the 1900s, this powerful and exceptional narrative follows Trystan Morgan as he comes of age. An artist at heart,
A riotous, unsentimental picture of life in a small Wales town, this portrait of a working-class woman of the Victorian era explores the hardships and joys of family life. Saran, the novel’s female pr
A collection of many of the author’s best short stories, this volume focuses on the author's hometown of Pontypridd, Wales,?with writing that is as scathing and savage as it is funny and compassionate
The Voices of the Children is a delicate and heart-felt story of the golden, ephemeral, uncertain world of childhood. Set in a rural mining village in South Wales in the years leading up to the Second
The village of Tanygraig on the Welsh-English border is the backdrop of this passionate novel of love and its consequences. Beti, the beautiful and willful daughter of a pub landlord, is pursued by tw
A beautiful and personal account, this memoir recalls the time spent by Brenda Chamberlain on the Greek Island of Ydra in the early 1960s. Sea and harbor, mountain and monastery, her neighbors and fri
Originally published in 1960, this popular novel about frustrated youth laid the groundwork for contemporary writers such as Tony Parsons and Nick Hornby. All about love, lust, and loneliness, the boo
Being the Famous Ones is Jeni Williams's first collection of poetry. Rooted in Wales but engaging with the wider world, the poems are deeply interested in people - in their stories, voices and conver
In the 1960s, Landeg White was chief arranger and bass pan player for Trinidad's Camboulays Steel Band. Forty years on, that same music can be heard in this, his eighth collection of poetry.
