English books for adults

Description When Jan Morris passed away in 2020, she was considered one of Britain's best-loved writers. The author of Venice, Pax Britannica, Conu...

ISBN: 9781912631070 Publication Date June 2019Publisher: Y Lolfa, Tal-y-bont Format: Hardback, 242x160 mm, 384 pages Language: English Authorised b...

Description In this clear and absorbing memoir John Sam Jones writes of a life lived on the edge. It's a story of journeys and realisation, of acce...

Description In this clear and absorbing memoir John Sam Jones writes of a life lived on the edge. It is a story of journeys and realisation, of acc...

Description The foxes and their tricksy friends collect up all the sparks of joy and inspiration that flow out into the world as we dance, picnic, ...

Description In this bold, controversial book, Daryl Leeworthy takes a fresh, provocative look at the struggle through radical political action for ...

Description The sequel to the prizewinning novel Salt. Historical fiction based on the true-life experiences and struggles of Kean's own Jamaican g...

Description When impoverished aristocrat Lady Charlotte Bertie married wealthy Welsh ironmaster John Guest of Dowlais in 1833, her relatives looked...

Description Fascinating volume of history, shedding light on the lead mining industry in Ceredigion and shipping from Aberystwyth, through the stor...

Description In this collection of landscape images Nick Jenkins showcases the remote yet accessible attraction this ever-popular visitor location. ...

Description With a forensic eye, Howells takes us on a journey through ordinary human lives and the extraordinary natural world we are in danger of...

Description With science fiction tropes recalling Philip K. Dick, Kurt Vonnegut and more recently Olga Ravn's The Employees, philosophical reflecti...

Description THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES TOP 5 BESTSELLER: INTRODUCING DC FFION MORGAN, IN THE UNMISSABLE NEW SERIES FROM CLARE MACKINTOSH On New Year'...

Description Hugh Jones was the last traditional shepherd of the upper Tywi valley. His memoirs recalls traditions and customs that have long vanish...

Description Covering one Sunday tournament in the depths of Languedoc when his team bids to make the National Finals, Bill Rees produces a deeply f...

Description Leaving the Hills by Tony Curtis is a collection full of stories from everywhere by a great Welsh poet at his best. From the Welsh moun...

Description Since 1996, Sam Adams's 'Letter from Wales' column has been appearing in PN Review, one of the most highly-regarded UK poetry magazines...

Description Since 1996, Sam Adams's 'Letter from Wales' column has been appearing in PN Review, one of the most highly-regarded UK poetry magazines...

Description The second title in the landmark series, the Library of Wales. When railway signalman Harry Price suddenly suffers a stroke his son Mat...

Description Funny, lyrical and poignant, Shifts is a novel of the decline of industry and of the south Wales working class in the 1970s. It broke n...

Description Twins Ana and Nan are lost after their mother's death. Everyone knows who drove Elena, the renowned novelist, to suicide – her long-ter...

ISBN: 9781783964048 Publication Date November 2018Publisher: Elliot and Thompson Limited, Tonbridge Format: Hardback, 222x142 mm, 200 pages Languag...

Description Spanning three centuries and telling the story of three women who come to 'share' a house in Denbigh. It opens at Lleweni, just outside...

Description A showcase of the next wave of talent from Welsh women writers, this collection hosts an all-female cast, covering themes of travel, ar...

Description The Little Book of Welsh Culture is a fast-paced, fact-filled journey through the cultural heritage of Wales, exploring the rich histor...

Description It's 1903 and widespread calls for social and gender reform flounder against entrenched misogyny. Navigating this world are best friend...

Description A Little Gay History of Wales examines the lives, cultures and politics of ordinary LGBT men and women from the medieval period to the ...

 Description This compact, affordable and accessible guide provides insight and background to a celebrated Welsh ingredient as well as 20 delicious...

Description This volume reveals the long and dramatic history of one of Wales's most popular towns, from the arrival of its first visitors, twelve ...

Description Like the rest of the UK, lockdown in Wales meant human tragedies and unforeseen pressures on our lives. How did we manage? What was the...

Description The Long Field braids the essential hiraeth stories of Wales with Pamela Petro's own life - as an American who loves Wales, as a gay wo...

Description Rhys ap Gruffydd stands out as a prince of unusual talent, vision and insight. A native ruler, he was an astute politician, a zealous r...

Description The Lost Lines series documents a lost age of steam-train travel which thrived from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century. The...

Description This is the story of a unique habitat that has been so ravaged, most people today don’t realise it exists. Temperate rainforest may onc...

Description An uplifting novel of family secrets and fresh starts. Grace is clearing her late husband’s things, when she discovers he had another f...

Description Includes a dozen black and white illustrations commissioned exclusively for this publication by acclaimed Welsh artist Guy Manning. Fro...

Description   Fighting to free herself from a toxic relationship, 21-year-old Lora escapes to her recently widowed grandmother's home in Hamburg. ...

Description The true story of former criminal defence lawyer Dylan Rhys Jones' experience of defending Rhyl serial killer Peter Moore, found guilty...

Description The first study of the pioneer of open-air museums in Britain, putting his work as scholar and curator into the international context o...

Description Stories of immigrant, migrant and refugee women from Africa and Asia. Integrating aims to highlight the marginalised voices of refugee ...

Description A fascinating look at the many ways we love, and are loved. Featuring twelve pieces dating from the 14th century to the present, this a...

Description In this anthology, writers from across Wales provide literary reflections on maps and rooms, and reveal a long held and layered relatio...

Description A Marginal Sea is written from the vantage point of Ynys Môn/Anglesey, which is both on the edge of Wales and in a marginal sea of the ...

Description  Compiling – in some instances for the first time in print – the very best songs, poems and stories from across his celebrated career ,...

Description The Melting Pot is a celebration of the diverse recipes contributed by members of the minority ethnic community in Wales. This collecti...

Description Today has been a long time coming. Irene sits at her mother's side waiting for the moment at which she will know she is doing the right...