honno welsh women's press aberystwyth (83 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Windstill is set in Hamburg in the winter of 2015. Lora, a 22-year-old university drop-out, is staying with her widowed German grandmother after the sudden death of her grandfather. The novel takes place in the week following the funeral, where all kinds of uninvited guests and unexpected histories emerge. Elfriede's buried postwar memories resurface after her husband's death, and Lora must somehow protect her grandmother from a puzzling history while negotiating her own heartbreak. An intergenerational family drama with secrets, split identities, historical expulsions and questionable relationships. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. When Mr Collins is found stabbed to death in LadyWCatherine de Bourgh's garden, simmering tensions are revealed beneath the elegant Regency surface of the Rosings estate. The prime suspect is Mr Bennet, who was overheard arguing with Mr Collins over the entail of Longbourn in the days before the murder was committed - and who stands to benefit more than anyone from the Rector's death. His daughter Mary uncovers a scandalous secret that holds the key to the murder. Can she prove her father's innocence in time to save him from the gallows? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Hilarious, shocking and sad, Crystal Jeans' latest novel is set in Cardiff. Each chapter is narrated by different characters linked by the street on which most of them live and the appearance in them all (to greater or lesser extent) of the title character the alcoholic vagrant who for one of the neighbours is an unusual subject of desire. Set in various homes, streets and parks, and a nearby care home for the demented elderly the story lines are darkly humorous and occasionally rude and crude, this is an unputdownable journey into the underside of contemporary Wales. Alternately hilarious, shocking and sad, Crystal Jeans' latest novel is set in Cardiff. But perhaps not the Cardiff the urban planners would use in their shiny advertising campaigns. Lit up with authentic characters and appealing voices, and the full gamut of human relationships platonic, romantic and sexual this is an unputdownable journey into the underside of contemporary Wales. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. First published in 1959, this innovative narrative - a mix of 'poet's novel' and 'whodunnit' - is set in the fictional valleys town of Cilhendre at the time of the Lock Out that followed the General Strike of May 1926. A reprint of the Welsh classic. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A story of survival and humanity set in early 1900s New England. Miller explores themes of race, disability, eugenics and rural life on the fringes of society. Winter closes in on a valley in northern New England where a violent history is about to repeat itself. The Allen family farm is nearly empty. Only Eddie, the youngest son, remains, living with his family's ghosts near the woods he loves. In those woods he meets Jeanne Delaney, a girl he's known all his life, now turning into a woman. This is not the first time that Eddie's people have come into contact with Jeanne's, though. Their families are already tied together by a violent past. For readers of Where the Crawdads Sing, Cold Grace is a dark historical novel defined by its frozen landscape. Both revenge tragedy and coming of age story, it tells of an isolated community haunted by the ghost of its own violence. A coming of age story, tense and compelling; brutal and tender. A story of survival and humanity set in early 1900s New England. Miller explores themes of race, disability, eugenics and rural life on the fringes of society. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Set 35 before the events of A Time for Silence in 1833, the Owens are set to lose tenancy of the family farmstead of Cwmderwen following the death of the eldest son. As patriarch Thomas slides into religious obsession, Leah tries to keep the legacy of her brother alive for his son John. As the forces of religion, morality, greed and family feuds gather, Leah finds herself torn between her duty to others and her duty to herself. The prequel to the best-selling A Time for Silence Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. When friends Lena and Eliza hear rumours of barbaric experiments being conducted under the guise of scientific progress, they infiltrate the closed ranks of elitist, male-dominated academia to help expose the callous truth. How much will Lena and Eliza risk in their fight against intolerable cruelty? What are they prepared to lose? Based on events that shook Edwardian London society and sent shock waves across Britain, Little Brown Dog is a deeply emotive, at times humorous, and agelessly important story that resonates with modern dilemmas regarding our careless treatment of nature. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Gwawr is a celebrant who conducts non-religious naming ceremonies, weddings and funerals. She's good at her job and proud of her reputation. However, someone is working behind the scenes, a saboteur trying to destroy her career. Only by revisiting the most difficult period of her life can Gwawr discover who is out to get her. Help comes from unexpected sources and with the support of her clients, friends and family, Gwawr learns important lessons about the nature of love, loss, and the importance of trusting others. The Rituals is the author translated version of Y Defodau, Rebecca Roberts' exceptionally well received Welsh language adult fiction title. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. When six year old Mary's father dies unexpectedly, her mother struggles to feed her five children and has no choice but to leave Mary and her sisters in a Dublin orphanage while she trains as a nurse. When, a long time later, she finally goes home, Mary vows never to think about that place again. But the years of cruelty and neglect have left deep emotional scars, and Mary realises she must face her trauma in order to be able to move on with her life. Lace is the standalone sequel to Salt (Wales Book the Year 2021). The sequel to the prizewinning novel Salt. Historical fiction based on the true-life experiences and struggles of Kean's own Jamaican great-grandfather and her Cardiff born great-grandmother. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Unhappily married mother of four, Annie is drowning in domestic servitude. She often wonders what her life could have been had she not had children, but when her youngest daughters perform a seemingly impossible act of levitation, her life is touched with magic and she realises that her girls are truly special and that she must protect them. Eventually Annie musters the courage to leave the wreck of her marriage, but she commits a terribly unthinkable, unmotherly act along the way. Crow Face, Doll Face explores being forced to live with the consequences of the decisions we make and the fantasies we construct to soothe ourselves when the life we live falls far short of the life we planned. Crow Face, Doll Face is about being forced to live with the consequences of the decisions we make and the fantasies we construct to soothe ourselves when the life we live falls far short of the life we planned. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'Terrific and one of the best books I have read this year.' Mark Ellis The Great Freeze of 1963. A brutal reckoning for the residents of Glanmorfa, caught in the grip of an ancient curse. Or so it appears to Daphne Morgan and her friends who, attempting to navigate the confusing currents of the adult world, find themselves engulfed in mysteries far deeper and more painful than they expected. An enthralling thriller about memory and the power of imagination 'This coming-of-age murder mystery, set in an estuary town in south-west Wales, is a must-read for anyone who relishes a compelling page turner.' Jane Fraser A lyrical, engaging coming-of-age murder mystery set in the Great Freeze of 1963. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Winter, 1904, and feisty twenty-one-year old Ellen has been summoned back from her new life in Hoboken, New Jersey, to the family farm on windswept Gower, in a last bid to prevent the impending death of her alcoholic father. On her return, she finds the family in disarray. Ailing William is gambling away large swathes of Thomas land; frustrated Eleanor is mourning the husband she once knew; and Ellen's younger twin brothers face difficult choices. Ellen, tasked with putting her family's lives in order, finds herself battling one impossible decision after another. A story of female empowerment, determination and desire in early 20th century Wales. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In 1914 Jessie's widowed mother brings in the creepy Mr Morgan to run her small-town Lancashire bakery and then her life. Jessie finds solace in the company of Bob, her father's apprentice, who she considers a friend. She has been walking out with Arthur, a boy of her own age, but Arthur volunteers for the army and is soon presumed killed. Before leaving, Arthur secreted messages to his love behind a heart-shaped stone wedged in a dry-stone wall and this is where Jessie comes to for solace. Eventually, after war's end in 1918, Arthur returns, but does Jessie's heart still belong to him? Yn y gyfrol arloesol hon ceir tair o ddramu cwmni theatr Y Gymraes nas cyhoeddwyd o'r blaen, ac archwiliad o'u cyd-destun yn y theatr yng Nghymru yn y 1990au. Yn l yr actores Sharon Morgan, clywn yma 'lais benywaidd heriol a chyffrous', mewn maes sy'n brin o astudiaethau ffeminyddol. -- Honno Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Margiad Evans (1909 - 1958), essayist, memoirist, novelist and poet, was born in Uxbridge but got her inspiration from the Herefordshire Welsh Border country. First published in 1932 her writing career was curtailed in 1950 when a previously asymptomatic brain tumour induced an epileptic response whose effects became increasingly intrusive and serious over the last eight years of her life. She died at the age of 49. A Ray of Darkness, a unique account of her epilepsy, was first published in 1952 when it was hailed as a significant contribution to the clinical study of epilepsy by eminent neurologists. Its reprint now by Honno follows the publication, last year, of her final autobiographical work The Nightingale Silenced. It remains one of very few accounts of epilepsy written by a sufferer of this serious (but surprisingly common) disease. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'A truly clever and heart racing depiction of the human condition. Assimilation asks what we all face at some junction in our lives - where do I belong? Where do I fit in?' - CONNOR ALLEN Charlotte, young and fiercely independent, leaves the constraints of her Parisian childhood for Wales, running away from a traumatic event. Hoping to find peace and somewhere to rebuild her life, she is confronted with a growing sense of fragmentation and soon unravels. Her mother, Marianne, well-travelled and with a colourful past, is keeping a terrible secret. She tries her best to conform her family to French middle class expectations when all at home is far from ordinary. Wilson, a Nigerian man with a ticket to a new life studying at a New York university, falls victim to the French immigration system and finds himself stranded in Paris awaiting a visa that never comes. A vivid and powerful novel exploring how travel, memory and family stories shape who we are. Set against the backdrop of significant political and humanitarian events, questioning how we see migration today. Assimilation is an important book for our time. 'Spanning continents and slipping between time, this sophisticated and affecting novel shows how the secrets of the past never quite disappear, casting long, long shadows over the present day.' - JON GOWER Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Lil and Irene are bound together by the ghost of Rose, a dark-haired girl with a snub nose and an extra chromosome. This is the story of the last 24 hours of Lil's life, the 40 years that Irene has been an only child, and Rose's sudden death. After a life-time of blame and lies, the truth about Rose is finally revealed and the tragedy of Irene's lifelong devotion and her long dead grandmother's deceit brought into the open. A gripping, heart-wrenching novel about mother and daughter tied together by shame, secrecy, love, and hate. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Laura Gethryn spends the first 7 years of her life in Monmouthshire where her father's family have been landowners for centuries. Her horsey mother idolizes the absent soldier and his return a broken man, emasculated by the Great War, leaves them destined to remain the disappointed parents of a single girl child. Welsh speaking, working-class and intellectual, he, his talented daughter, Mair, and disaffected son, Idris, open Laura's eyes to a surprising new world. When Laura Gethryns education is entrusted to Mr Howells, a Welsh-speaking, working-class intellectual, her eyes are opened to a surprising new world. Years later, she receives Mr Howells Parisian notebooks in the mail. Reading and destroying them may be the biggest service she does both her mentor and her future self. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A reprint of the 1906 classic. Set in a seaside village of West Wales at the time of the 1904 Revival, the novel explores the lives and complex loves of several key characters, set against an enthralling Welsh landscape. The 1906 classic is finally back in print! Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The happy ending is only the beginning. Kat has found her dream life, head chef at the Cafe Lompar and engaged to Milo. Her mother Grace loves part-owning the business, moving between Montenegro and Bath. But things soon gets rocky: wedding preparations bring out a traditional side to Milo that Kat's never seen before, Neil wants more from Grace than a long-distance relationship, and a new British couple open a restaurant next door to the Cafe Lompar, seemingly determined to steal all Kat's customers - and staff. Afraid of losing everything, spread too thin, both women do things they regret and have to decide what they really want. Will there be a wedding at all? Will the cafe survive? Kat has found her dream life, head chef at the Cafe Lompar and engaged to Milo. Her mother Grace loves part-owning the business. But then a new British couple open a restaurant next door. Afraid of losing everything, spread too thin, both women do things they regret and have to decide what they really want. Will there be a wedding at all? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Twenty original stories commissioned for this new volume. A striking collection of the widest range of crime short stories from contemporary urban thriller to historical rural mystery and the speculative and uncanny. This collection includes a range of authors from established, award-winning Welsh authors, to unpublished gems from rising talent. Original crime shorts from Welsh women writers, debutantes and established from 19th century Swansea docks to 21st century Turkey, master criminals to amateur detectives, there is something for every taste. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Margiad Evans (1909 - 1958), essayist, memoirist, novelist and poet, was born in Uxbridge but got her inspiration from the Herefordshire Welsh Border country. First published in 1932 her writing career was curtailed in 1950 when a previously asymptomatic brain tumour induced an epileptic response whose effects became increasingly serious over the last years of her life. This book of three unpublished works spans that last period, and sheds light on the cruel fate which befell this talented young author and robbed us of 'one of the finest prose writers in English' of the 20th century. Previously unpublished work from the acclaimed author of several great classics, detailing the last years of her life. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. After the death of their mum, twins Chloe and Charlie are shocked when their dad introduces Lynne as their 'new mummy'. Lynne, a district nurse, is trusted in the community, but the twins can see her kind smile doesn't meet her eyes. In the months that follow they suffer the torment Lynne brings to their house as she stops at nothing in her need to be in control. Betrayed, separated and alone, the twins struggle to build new lives as adults, but will they find happiness or repeat past mistakes? Will they discover Lynne's secret plans for their father? Will they find each other in time? The Stranger in My House is a gripping 'cuckoo in the nest' domestic thriller, exploring how coercive control can tear a family apart. Set in Yorkshire and Cardiff, from the 60s to the winter of discontent, The Stranger in My House dramatises both the cruelty and the love families hide behind closed doors. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Ida loses her job and her parents in the space of a few weeks and, thrown completely off course, she sets off to Wales to the house her father has left her. But Heather, the young woman still in her teens whose home it was, keeps the house as a shrine to her late mother and is determined to scare Ida away. The two girls battle with suspicion and fear before discovering that the secrets harboured by their thoughtless parents have grown rotten with time, and that any ghosts Ty'r Cwmwl harbours are of their own making. When Ida loses both job and parents in just a few weeks she sets off to Wales to the house her father has left her. But Heather, whose home it was, keeps the house as a shrine to her late mother. The two girls battle with suspicion and fear before discovering that their broken hearts will only mend once they cast off the house and its history. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In 2003, the Welsh National Assembly led the world achieving parity and an equal balance between the sexes as regards representation in her National democratic institution. That was an incredible feat, especially considering that only four female Members of Parliament had represented Wales in the United Kingdom Parliament between 1918 and 1997. Taken from the recordings of the Welsh Women's Archive project of the same name, Setting the Record Straight collects together the recollections of those women who have represented the people of Wales in the devolved government. It provides a compelling and fascinating introduction to the role of women in politics from the grass roots to government - the opportunities, the challenges (from being heard to childcare), the successes and failures. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Vulcana is a fictional telling of the real story of Victorian 'strongwoman' Kate Williams (born 1874) starting when she runs away from home at 16 to travel with the love her life, William Roberts. They perform in music halls as Atlas and Vulcana -the climax of their act is that Kate can lift William over her head. She and William present themselves to the public as brother and sister as they travel the world because William is already married, and William's wife brings up Kate's children on her own. How long can this secret be kept? Kate is driven by love: for William, for her children, for performing, and for life, and Rebecca's gorgeous, immersive writing fits perfectly this brave, unconventional woman and her amazing story. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.