English books for adults

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   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 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  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...

Description In this unique book, one of football’s greatest cult players reflects on the travails of the sport and draws upon his own experience to...

Description Character-driven working-class tragicomedy set in Wales, with an underlying theme of loss. Widowed ex-miner Johnny finds coal on his al...

Description Gwyn Thomas was born, the last of twelve children, into a Rhondda mining family in 1913. After a childhood marked by the strikes of the...

Description From a humble background in Barry, where his father was a butcher and local politician in the formative years of the new town, Cyril La...

ISBN: 9781781257937 Publication Date May 2019Publisher: Profile Books, London Format: Paperback, 198x129 mm, 312 pages Language: English   See the ...

A handy booklet comprising a useful guide to stunning walks to 26 waterfalls and their environs in Mid and North Wales, with clear directions, blac...

Description A guide to walking routes to the summit of Yr Wyddfa in Eryri (Snowdonia). Alongside the summit routes, there are also easier alternati...

Description Cycling fans obsess about climbs and big mountains. They love reading about their tests and tribulations and they love to ride them - a...