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The Endless Tide
In The Endless Tide, Iain R. Thomson turns his attention to the Hebrides, and the collection of stories that permeate the area. Meeting a vast cast of characters, he ranges from personal anecdotes of...
Leaning on Gates
When actor, playwright and comedian Seamus O’Rourke first published Standing in Gaps in 2020 it found a wide audience amongst readers in rural Ireland. With a distinct talent for seeing the absurd...
Never Know Your Place
In 1960s Ireland there was a special place for disabled children: behind the walls of an institution, cut off from the rest of society. Martin Naughton was one of those children, but he refused to be sidelined. With the help of some unexpected characters, he began to change the way a generation of young disabled people saw themselves.
Trothwy
A factual creative volume comprising reflections on the author's experiences as he finds his place in the world: as a stepfather, as a regular visitor to Berlin and as a frequenter of the Twthill Vaults...
Breuddwyd Roc a Rôl - Hunangofiant Cleif Harpwood
Autobiography of the front man of ground breaking 70s rock Welsh group, Edward H Dafis. As well as stories about the band and his career as a TV director, Cleif Harpwood shares personal stories about his regrets and his divorce.
O'r Da i'r Direidus
Autobiography of versatile singer Aled Hall, co-written with Alun Gibbard. Aled's life journey takes us to two completely different worlds. He was brought up in rural Carmarthenshire, but he is just as familiar with opera theatres and sharing a stage with great figures in that world. This book will raise the curtain on his life as a...
Stori Sydyn: Dau Frawd, Dwy Gêm: Stori'r Cabangos
Ben and Theo Cabango are two mixed-race brothers from Cardiff, and both are rising stars in the sporting world. Ben plays football for Swansea FC and has been included in the Welsh team squad, while the younger brother, Theo is a promising rugby player. We follow their stories through 4 different perspectives - the two brothers and their parents.
On Bonfires, Butlins and Being Welsh - Growing up in Pwllheli in the '50S and '60S
The author’s memoirs of growing up on the Llŷn Peninsula in the 1950s and 1960s, bookended by memories from other members of the Pwllheli Facebook group which inspired the book.
Island Boy
‘There were twenty-five hours in my day then ... any job or challenge that the ocean or the harbour might offer was an option.’ From movies to oil rigs, damaged ships to deep-sea diving, running ferries and literally writing the book on the Skellig Islands, discover a unique life lived to the full.
Auschwitz Goalkeeper, The - A Prisoner of War's True Story
The compelling and harrowing true story of Ron Jones, a 96 year old Welshman who endured and survived the horrors of Auschwitz concentration camp during the Second World War.