Summer Reads 2015 - Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru

Summer Reads
2015
Fiction
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Desire Line
Catrin Dafydd
9781848517370
Gomer
The comic sequel to the
bestseller Random Deaths
and Custard
£8.99
The Seasoning
Rob Gittins
9781784610739
Y Lolfa
A sequel to the hard-hitting
crime thriller Gimme Shelter
Manon Steffan Ros
9781909983250
Honno
Peggy’s gift from her son of
a beautiful notebook comes
with a request . . .
£7.99
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£14.99
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£7.99
Root of the Tudor Rose
Living in the Shadows
Mari Griffith
9781783753291
Accent Press
Henry V and his young bride, Catherine
de Valois, are blessed with the birth of
a son, but their happiness is short-lived
Judith Barrow
9781909983298
Honno
You can choose your friends but
not your family – or their secrets
Short
St or ies
Secret Shelter
Gee Williams
9781910409640
Parthian
A celebrity’s remains are
discovered, raising questions about
her mysterious disappearance
H ist or ical
F ict ion
Random Births
and Love Hearts
Scorpion Sunset
Catrin Collier
9781783756711
Accent Press
The third novel in the
Long Road to Baghdad
series
Catch of the Day
and Other Stories
£7.99
Selected by Deborah Kay Davies,
Cynan Jones, Rachel Trezise
9781783757930
Accent Press
An anthology of winning short
stories from the Rhys Davies
Short Story Competition
Aberystwyth Boy
£6.95
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Gwynn Davis
9781784611200
Y Lolfa
A collection of short
stories reflecting the
author’s experiences
growing up in Aberystwyth
Po e t r y
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£12
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£4.95
Singing in Chains
B io g rap h ie s
Li brary
o f Wa l e s
Mererid Hopwood
9781848519992
Gomer
A fascinating and unique
exploration of the Welsh
bardic craft of cynghanedd
A Pocketful of Myrrh
Peter Walker
9781784611415
Y Lolfa
The fourth volume of
poetry by Reverend
Peter Walker of St Asaph
Englynion y Beddau /
The Stanzas of the Graves
Shedding Paper Skin
Mike Jenkins
9781845275082
Llygad Gwalch
New collection from a poet
with a deep understanding
of ordinary lives
John K. Bollard, Anthony Griffiths
9781845275099
Llygad Gwalch
A bilingual collection of early verses
on the legendary heroes of Wales,
with associated photographs
Young Emma
£9.99
W. H. Davies
9781910409459
Parthian
A moving memoir recounting
Davies’s relationship with
his wife
Carwyn
Alun Richards
9781910409862
Parthian
A reflection on the life of
the legendary yet enigmatic
rugby coach Carwyn James
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£12.99
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My Shoulder to
the Wheel
Meic Stephens
9781784610746
Y Lolfa
The autobiography of
Meic Stephens, literary
journalist, poet, editor
and obituarist
Start the Clock and
Cue the Band –
A Life in Television
David Lloyd
9781784610678
Y Lolfa
David Lloyd recalls his
fascinating career as a
television director
A Life on the Edge
Eric Jones
9781845275495
Llygad Gwalch
The autobiography of the
renowned climber and
adventurer from Wales
From the Horse’s
Mouth
Dr Wynne Davies
9781785620362
Gomer
The autobiography of
Welsh ponies and cobs
expert Dr Wynne Davies
1519 – A Journey to
the End of Time
John Harrison
9781910409800
Parthian
Explorer and writer
John Harrison
chronicles the downfall
of the Aztecs
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£24.99
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Stori Hedd Wyn /
The Story of Hedd Wyn
Alan Llwyd
9781906396855
Barddas
A new revised edition of the popular
bilingual book about the poet and
the tragic story of the Black Chair
Daniel Hughes, the
Sledgehammer Pastor
Ivor Thomas Rees
9781784610777
Y Lolfa
Biography of an unconventional
Nonconformist minister.
Foreword by Huw Edwards
Curnow Vosper –
His Life and Works
Jolyon Goodman
9781784611330
Y Lolfa
Biography of the English
painter best known for his
iconic painting Salem
Liberty’s Apostle
Paul Frame
9781783162161
University of Wales Press
The story of Richard Price,
the little-known Welsh radical
thinker of the Enlightenment
H is t ory
£14.99
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£11.99
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Gwalia Patagonia
Hywel Wyn Owen
9781783161645
University of Wales Press
An exploration of many of Wales’s
fascinating place-names
Susan Wilkinson
9781784611842
Y Lolfa
A factual history of the ship
that carried the first Welsh
settlers to Patagonia
Remembering the
Armenian Genocide 1915
Patrick Thomas
9781845275464
Llygad Gwalch
A moving account of the
suffering undergone by Turkish
Armenians in 1915
£10
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Russell Davies
9781783162376
University of Wales Press
The social history of Wales
and the Welsh, 1870–1945
Welsh History –
A Chronological Outline
Glyn E. German
9781847718228
Y Lolfa
An outline of Welsh history from
prehistoric times to the present day
£7
The Ancient Abbeys
and Priories of Wales
J. Richard Williams
9781845242299
Llygad Gwalch
An illustrated guide to the
abbeys and priories of Wales
£8.50
Welsh Follies
Lerpwl Frank Green Liverpool
‘Arm to Save
your Native
Land’
Graham Watkins
9781845242152
Llygad Gwalch
The stories and secrets
of these fascinating
buildings found
throughout Wales
Clive Hughes
9781845275525
Llygad Gwalch
Recruiting for the
First World War
in north-west
Wales, 1914–1916
£7
Nia Roberts
9781845275105
Llygad Gwalch
A documentation in art of the
city’s buildings and streets
built by builders from Wales
£8.50
The London Milk Trail
Megan Hayes
9781845275518
Llygad Gwalch
The story of the Welsh
dairies in the city of London
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£22.99
Art
£19.99
People, Places
and Passions
Mimosa
The Place-names
of Wales
Jon Gower
9781848518841
Gomer
Published to celebrate the
150th anniversary of the
Welsh settlement in Patagonia
£45
Votes for Women
Barbara Lawson-Reay
9781845275501
Llygad Gwalch
A study of the
campaign of the
women suffragists
in north Wales,
1907–1914
Our Backyard War
Les Darbyshire
9781784611323
Y Lolfa
Collection of stories
by those who lived and
trained in
Meirionnydd during the
Second World War
Clapham Dissenters
Ivor Thomas Rees
9781784610760
Y Lolfa
The history of one of
the oldest Nonconformist
churches in England
and Wales
The North Wales
Quarrymen 1874 –1922
R. Merfyn Jones
9781783161751
University of Wales Press
The struggles of the
quarrymen to protect
their interests at a time of
great hardship and conflict
Post-war to Post-modern –
A Dictionary of Artists in
Wales
Peter W. Jones, Isabel Hitchman
9781848518766
Gomer
Concise profiles of around 1400
artists in Wales, fully illustrated
Welsh for
Parents
Lisa Jones
9781784610753
Y Lolfa
Practical
handbook by Lisa
Jones, author of
the popular Welsh
for Parents course
Sport
We l s h
L earners
L it erat u re
St ud ies
£9.95
Wales
Defeated
England
Lynn Davies
9781784611163
Y Lolfa
A celebration of
56 great Welsh
rugby victories
over the English
£7.99
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Daniel G. Williams
9781783162123 pb
9781783162116 hb
University of Wales Press
A cultural exploration of the way
the Welsh have defined themselves
since the early twentieth century
£85
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Matthew Jones
9781784611170
Y Lolfa
Test your knowledge
in preparation for the
2015 Rugby World Cup
£3.99
Writing Wales in English:
Liberating Dylan Thomas
Writing Wales in English:
Wales Unchained
£24.99
The Rugby Union
Quiz Book
Rhian Barfoot
9781783161843 pb
9781783162109 hb
University of Wales Press
An original and in-depth study
of Thomas’s early poetry
9
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Gi f t B ooks
£20
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Under Celtic Skies
Wilder Wales
To p S u m m e r P i c k s Fo r K i d s
Kersten Howard
9781909823808
Graffeg
A collection of panoramic
images which celebrate
the open spaces of Wales
The Hare Book
Julian Rollins
9781909823075
Graffeg
A year in the Welsh countryside
exploring the country’s best
wildlife and landscapes
The Hare Preservation Trust
9781909823686
Graffeg
A unique insight into the life of
this most fascinating of creatures
Queen of the Sky
Jackie Morris
9781909823716
Graffeg
A peregrine falcon and
the woman who brought
her back to life
5+
5+
4+
Three Cheers
for Wales
Mo Can’t Go
Rob Lewis
9781848519633
Pont
A humorous picture
book written and
illustrated by popular
author Rob Lewis
£5.99
Wendy White
9781848519176
Pont
Emyr Rhys and
Betsi Wyn are
£4.99 back! Sequel to
award-winning
Welsh Cakes
and Custard
7–9
The Glass Tear
£6.99
Anna Howard
Illustrator Fran Evans
9781848519725 | Pont
An enchanting tale
about a little girl
who loves stories and
roaming the seashore
Wenfro Series:
The Treasure Hunt
9781848518582
Happy Horseshoes
9781848518599
A Woolly Yarn
9781848518605
A Magical Mix
£4.99
each
9781848518612
Llinos Mair
Pont
An exciting new series for the Foundation Phase
exploring green themes and sustainable living
£5.99
£5.99
£5.99
8–11
The Keeper’s Secret
£5.99
Diane Doona
9781848519664 | Pont
A debut novel combining
a mythical dragon
world with a thrilling
contemporary adventure
9–12
The Quarrelsome
Celts and the
Rapacious Romans
Catrin Stevens
9781848518285 | Pont
Foul facts and terrifying
tales about the Celts
and Romans in Wales
9–11
The Picture That
Made Time Fly
Sheila Harries
9781848519695 | Pont
Adventure novel following
Megan and Rhys who are
transported back in time
through a painting
9–11
Factfile Cymru:
Place Names of Wales
Catrin Stevens
9781848519848 | Pont
Accessible and packed with
bite-sized information
about the origins of
place-names in Wales