Welsh Biographies

Description This landmark biography, enriched with unrivalled access to private papers and international archives, tells the remarkable story of on...

Description A volume that traces the effect that reporting in difficult circumstances has had on some of Wales's most noteable journalists. We hear...

Desription Gay Aliens and Queer Folk takes a deep dive into the queer narratives Russell T Davies has brought to our screens, exploring how each wo...

Description Emrys ap Iwan is a key character in twentieth century Welsh history. This book relates the story of his life ad discusses his importanc...

Description The life and work of mathematician and actuary Griffith Davies. The book describes his education and work and the social and economic b...

Description The first collection of personal testimonies by women in government in modern Wales: the first government to fulfil equality and balanc...

Description A readable volume covering the humour of three of Ceredigion's leading writers: Moc Rogers, Tegwyn Jones and Hywel Teifi Edwards. Detai...

Description A memoir about grief, nature and what a small community in the Welsh valleys can teach us about life. 'A beautiful and poetic meditatio...

Description In Service is the tale of one person's journey into manhood, ultimately finding himself in the theatre of war. Details ISBN: 9781803992...

  Description In 2005 Diana Ashworth and her husband spotted a dilapidated farmhouse with 25 acres in a rural hamlet in Montgomeryshire, the plan b...

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...

Description Biography of Jan Morris comprising photographs and stories, together with ten tributes by writers and friends. Details ISBN: 9781845277...

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

Description It was appropriate to begin this musical pilgrimage in Pwllheli, and to draw it to a close only a few miles from the town. Leila Megàne...

ISBN: 9781845276935 Publication Date July 2019Publisher: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, Llanrwst Format: Paperback, 210x148 mm, 136 pages Language: Welsh    ...

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 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 On Christmas Eve, Mari takes mince pies to Mrs Cloch - a lonely old lady who has no visitors. Mari helps her to decorate the Christmas ...