Tag: memoir
Jim Neat: The Case of a Young Man Down on His Luck
Mary J Oliver’s father passed away in 1983, but it isn’t until twenty-five years later that a spark ignites inside the author, urging her to find out …
Read moreFight and Flight: Essays on Ron Berry
‘Can’t wait to find out who Ron Berry is,’ I type, not meaning it. I haven’t heard of him. When I get Fight and Flight: Essays on Ron Berry in the pos …
Read moreThinking Again
A national treasure, Jan Morris can do no wrong. As she approaches her mid nineties, each new book is offered as the last. With more than sixty alread …
Read moreThe Nightingale Silenced and Other Late Unpublished Writings
‘The Nightingale Silenced’ was Margiad Evans final extended prose piece before her death. Ed Garland assesses it as feat of creative self-observation, …
Read moreThe Lark Ascending
Richard King starts The Lark Ascending with a declaration: ‘The landscape is never truly ours.’ He then takes us on a journey through that landscape, …
Read moreReclaiming Gay Rural Wales
The Ceredigion Museum is transformed for the evening. The lights are dim, life is bustling, and there is that air of anticipation that comes before a …
Read moreJust Help Yourself: Tom Jones, The Squires and the Road to Stardom
Tom Jones belongs to a tiny niche of the very famous that seem always to have been around. As a mainstream artist whose creative peak was some five de …
Read moreThe Light in the Dark
The Light in the Dark is a beautiful thing, with a stunning cover wrapped around thoughtful, careful writing that speaks from the heart. It is a winte …
Read moreBecoming Wild
I didn’t set out on an adventure to discover my wild side, to deliberately release my feral urges. The journey came for other reasons, but in the walk …
Read moreEluned Gramich reviews ‘Ymbelydredd’ by Guto Dafydd
Eluned Gramich reviews ‘Ymbelydredd’ by Guto Dafydd, published by Y Lolfa. Audio recording, edit, and photography: Mayoorhan Sevverlz. Producer: Miria …
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