English books for adults

Description Beautiful, emotional and richly imagistic, Mari Ellis Dunning presents mothers in many forms: those experienced, chosen, unwitting, and...

Description The story of one woman’s life in rural mid Wales at the turn of the 20th c. Despite poverty and setbacks, she climbs the ladder to beco...

ISBN: 9780992905118 Publication Date October 2018Publisher: Fotovue Outdoor Photography, Keswick Format: Paperback, 230x162 mm, 288 pages Language:...

Description Ieuan Morris' striking images and fascinating accompanying text throw new light on one of Wales' most stunning regions, leading readers...

Description Mattie's life has been made more difficult recently by her mother's latest boyfriend, Sargent, a minor local drug lord. As the reality ...

Description Biography of Joseph Jenkins (1818–98). Tregaron tenant farmer Jenkins was innovative and successful with an award for the best farm in ...

Description Place-Names of Montgomeryshire examines 900 place-names in the historic county of Montgomery (1536-1974) together with the southernmost...

Description The forgotten Manor of Talerddig reached along the watershed of Montgomeryshire from Pont Llogel in the north to Clywedog in the south....

Description Octogenarian language geek Vernon, who’s never written a book, tries to find a way to write the story of his long marriage to Hannah. U...

Description Bringing together twelve of Wales's best-loved hymns, from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, Poems from the Soul reveals the hea...

Description Through the lens of South Wales Police, this volume reflects upon the changing role of the police in society. Written by police officer...

ISBN: 9781871184310 Publication Date October 2008Publisher: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, Aberystwyth Format: ...

Description This selection of 108 portrait images documents several journeys made by Diane Barker to join in the everyday lives of the ancient noma...

Description A brief popular history of the Welsh protest against the Investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales in Caernarfon in 1969. Placar...

Description A collection of letters written by John Barnard Jenkins while in prison for masterminding MAC's Welsh bombing campaign - reprint of the...

Description A thorough analysis of the Plaid Cymru Party of Wales. This is the first book to discuss the development of the political thought of Pl...

Description On an Eardisley farm, in conservative, rural mid Wales, lives Dean Goodwin-Evans aka Boo La Croux: farmer, organiser of Hereford Pride,...

Description Set in a slightly alternative reality, when a husband or wife in the community dies the grieving partner can get a replacement; they ge...

Description A surf-obsessed brother and sister embark on a journey in a camper van. The van was given to them by their father Geoff, and his last r...

Description Welcome to Maggie's melting pot, from Nigeria to Wales via Essex. Maggie will be sharing some of her fascinating stories from this jou...

Description R. S. Thomas and Rowan Williams enjoy an international reputation. This book demonstrates how the spiritual poetry of both has its root...

Description A newly curated volume of academic essays on Raymond Williams’ work. To be published in Williams’ centenary year, as part of the Parthi...

Description Rhys Mwyn is an entertaining and informative guide to his native patch, which stretches from the top of Snowdon to the seaside resort o...

Description A study of the Rebecca movement's fight against high taxation and poverty in nineteenth-century Wales. In nineteenth-century Wales, a p...

Description 'Red Dragons' covers the story of Welsh football since its earliest days in the 19th century. It looks at the characters, controversies...

Description An entertaining and informative reflective biographical account of the times and life of actor William 'Bill' Roache that will have end...

Description This book focuses on the stories of Syrians who have found refuge in Wales, based on their own oral testimonies. They were recorded as ...

Description Republic tells the story of a young Welsh woman growing up in the 1980s and 90s, following a boom in politics, culture and Cŵl Cymru. S...

Description Matthew Yeomans seeks to answer these questions as he walks more t han 300 miles through the ancient and modern forests of Wales, los i...

Description A heartfelt novel exploring how we find the light when we are at our darkest place. The Rituals is the author-translated version of Y D...

Description Where rivers flow over rock, the combined action of water and sediment can create intricate and beautiful natural sculptures. Some of t...

Description Rivers of Wales does exactly what it says on the tin - in this book Jim Perrin introduces and revels in the nature of our rivers, writi...

Description Riverwise, a volume of slow river prose centred around Afon Teifi, is a book of wanderings and wonderings, witnessings and enchantments...

Description Road Trip is a striking first collection by a poet with illuminating and entertaining stories to tell and an accomplished craft in usin...

Description Featuring frank and funny interviews with artists who recorded at world-famous Rockfield Recording Studios in Monmouth, Rock Legends at...

Description Wales's best-loved contemporary poet, one of the major poets of our endangered environment, returns to prose in Roots Home. Details ISB...

Description 28 walks exploring part of a new Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, its attractive adjoining countryside and its industrial past. Loca...

Description A collection of in-depth interviews from one of Wales' best rugby journalists, looking back on the careers of 26 of Welsh rugby's fines...

Description Massive rugby fan? Think you know it all? Test your knowledge with the ultimate Rugby Union quiz book: 50 rounds of 10 questions, from ...

Description The author of the bestselling Hard Men of Rugby gives us the thrilling stories of 20 of the greatest rugby mavericks from the last 80 y...

Desription The sequel to 'The Boat Shed' The spectacular Glaslyn EstuaryA treacherous sand-barThe rules of the sea... “Know your tides, Miss Jones....

Description Autobiography of the late Ron Jones (1934–2021), one of the all-time greats of Welsh athletics. He had an incredible sporting career, f...

Description In the third Inspector Chard mystery Chard is arrested for the murder of his estranged wife. Faced with the prospect of execution, his ...

Description St Mary's Church in Strata Florida has been a celebrated place of worship for centuries. This book offers an understanding of the uniqu...

ISBN: 9781786891914 Publication Date January 2019Publisher: Canongate Books, Edinburgh Format: Paperback, 197x128 mm, 234 pages Language: English T...

ISBN: 9781912109258 Publication Date August 2018Publisher: Parthian Books, Cardigan Format: Paperback, 204x128 mm, 64 pages Language: English In Ma...

Description Cardiff in 1878 is grimy, crowded and grey, and Ellen dreams of escaping her dreary life as a domestic for the sea. But when she falls ...