Books for adults (2)

Description The history of Wales as a destination and confection of English Romantic writers is well-known, but this book reverses the process, tur...

Description The author’s memoirs of growing up on the Llŷn Peninsula in the 1950s and 1960s, bookended by memories from other members of the Pwllhe...

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

Description In the 1930s, two journeys were made in two countries - an Irishman in Wales and a Welshman in Ireland. For the first time, both accoun...

Description A glimpse into the history of one of the oldest cricket clubs in North Wales. Signed by the author Details ISBN: 9781845244378 Publicat...

Description A new collection of poems by Menna Elfyn with striking illustrations by artist Meinir Mathias. The collection comprises elegies and eul...

Description Dyma gasgliad o haiku, senryu a cherddi bychain gan John G Rowlands, bardd a pheintiwr o Geredigion yn wreiddiol.  Fel yn ei gasgliad ...

Description The poems in Homelands by Eric Ngalle Charles are irresistibly rich in tone, subject and emotion. Native to Cameroon in west Africa, he...

Description Traditionally, the communities along the western coast of Wales thrived on maritime trade and fishing. The produce of the farmland and ...

Description This study identifies and discusses the various forms of winter wassailing found in Wales, in times past and present. It focuses specif...

Description his second book, Snowdonia Slate 2 - The story with photographs, complements and adds to the descriptions of the first volume. It is wr...

Description Ranging from flash fiction to novelette, these stories are in turn chilling, playful, and melancholy. The bonds of family and of commun...

Description Sara John presents us with an eclectic collection of tantalising tales originating from the author's childhood in South Wales during th...

Description The prize-winning entry in the 2002 St David's Eisteddfod Prose Medal competition, the imaginary autobiography of the author's great-au...

Description A one-volume history of Christianity in Wales, from its Roman origins to the present Details ISBN: 9781786838216 Publication Date: 15 ...

Description A novel set in a rural community in North Wales in the aftermath of the Second World War. Three siblings, all with hidden motivation, s...

Description Much less known than the slate industry in Snowdonia are the metal mines. But these, too, greatly contributed to the economy of the are...

Description Medieval gardens usually rate very few pages in the garden history books. The general perception is still of small gardens in the corne...

Description This copiously illustrated book provides a guide to the workhouses set up across Wales and in the border counties of Cheshire, Shropshi...

Description With rare experience in both primary and secondary phases and at leadership as well as classroom levels, Mark Creasy is ideally placed ...

Description There are so many amazing stories associated with the ancient pubs of Wales: some of them true, some of them exaggerated and some of th...

Description A study of the imagery of Welsh saints in medieval and 19th/20th-century stained glass, sculpture and painting. Overview and analysis, ...

Description When Francis House enlists in the British Army in 1907, at the age of 15 years and three months, he is not thinking about war. He imagi...

Description Originally published as a single-volume 'Who's Who' in 1991, with the players listed alphabetically, this new three-volume collection l...

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 This is the story of Sir David James, who spent his early years in Pontrhydfendigaid, but lived most of his life in London where he dev...

Description Moving from Penrhyn castle in Snowdonia in the 19th century to the harsh sugar plantations of Jamaica, this is a story of stark beauty ...

Description A collection of 15 traditional and modern hymns including a CD of the hymns sung by Côr Ger y Ffin. Words and music are included, toget...

Description A collection of 15 traditional and modern carols including a CD of the carols sung by Côr Rhuthun and soloists. Words and music are inc...

Description Côr ABC, under the leadership of Gwennan Williams, have created this CD of 14 traditional and modern Easter hymns. A booklet comes with...

Description With her particular expertise, Dr Ma in her study is able to draw comparisons between the work of Kyffin Williams and Chinese art, link...

Description This volume describes the development of religious thought in Wales between 1760 and 1900. Although the emphasis is on religious though...

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

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...

Description The stories of women from Wales’ minority communities are seldom heard. This book comprises the life stories of 40 Black Asian Minority...