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The Confession of Hilary Durwood
Euron Griffith
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<p>Eager for glory as an explorer in the further reaches of the Empire Hilary Durwood&nbsp;is duped into undertaking a semi-mythical mission, in semi-mythical lands. After many adventures and setbacks he returns to Victorian London destitute, dismayed at having killed someone, and seeking revenge against the Gentleman Explorer who set...
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This cover shows a sculpture of a glass dress as if worn by an invisible figure. It is posed as if sat on its left hip with its legs stretched out to the side. The text reads: Are You Judging Me Yet? Poetry and Everyday Sexism. Kim Moore.
Are You Judging Me Yet? Poetry and Everyday Sexism
Kim Moore
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<p>This collection of lyric essays by Forward prize-winning poet Kim Moore looks at the relationship between poetry and everyday sexism. Moore&nbsp;examines the dynamics of performing poetry as a female poet &ndash; drawing on her&nbsp;PhD&nbsp;research and experiences of writing and performing the poems in her second...
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In Orbit
Glyn Edwards
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<p><strong>&ldquo;Grief, loss and the haunting power of memory are some of the themes deftly explored in this open and vulnerable collection. A skilful, impassioned dive into both the pain and comforts of nostalgia,&nbsp;<em>In Orbit</em>&nbsp;weaves its ideas into elaborate shape poems, zooming out to behold...
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Republic
Nerys Williams
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<p>What constitutes a republic? Not Wales, a nation subject to military claims on its landscape and a second home explosion which has hollowed out its communities. The achievement of a republic can be a subversive activity, as was the writing of <em>Republic</em>.</p><p><em>Republic</em> is about class,...
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Women's Work
Women's Work
Eva Salzman
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<p>With over 250 contributors, this generous selection of poetry by women with an emphasis on twentieth-century poetry in English features poets from the USA, Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Australia, and New Zealand. Arranged by thematic chapters that touch on various aspects of modern life, this anthology aims to be a...
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Blue Sky July
Nia Wyn
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<p><strong>Glen Dimplex Prize Winner, Biography Category, 2009<br />Barnes &amp; Noble Discovery Prize Winner, 2009<br />Good Housekeeping Book of the Year Shortlisted, 2009<br />Wales Book of the Year Shortlisted, 2008</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s the...
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The Last Hundred Days, Patrick McGuinness
The Last Hundred Days
Patrick McGuinness
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<p><strong>WINNER OF WALES BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE 2012</strong><br /><br /><strong>WINNER OF THE 2012 WRITERS GUILD AWARD FOR &#39;BEST FICTION BOOK&#39;</strong><br /><br /><strong>LONG-LISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2011</strong></p><p><strong>SHORT-...
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Lime, Lemon and Sarsaparilla: The Italian Community in...
Colin Hughes
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<p><em>Lime, Lemon &amp; Sarsaparilla </em>is a wonderful evocation of Italian immigration in south Wales from the turn of the century to the postwar years, when the Italian café was central to life in many small communities in the Valleys. This first detailed book on the subject follows the fortunes of Italian families such...
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Whaling
Nathan Munday
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<h3>Pre-order now &ndash; Publishing May 2023</h3><p>&nbsp;</p><p>1792. Nantucket whalers are invited to found the port of Milford Haven in Wales. What does the arrival of these hardy Quakers &ndash; immigrants to America a century before &ndash; mean for the local people? And what is the meaning of...
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Into the Same Sound Twice
Zakia Carpenter-Hall
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<h3>Pre-order now &ndash; Publishing April 2023</h3><p>&nbsp;</p><p>American poet Zakia Carpenter-Hall&rsquo;s stunning debut <em>Into the Same Sound Twice</em> is a place where &lsquo;the ordinary rules of motion&rsquo; don&rsquo;t always apply. What ensues are words, bodies and...
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Say It With Me
Vanessa Lampert
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<h3>Pre-order now - Publishing April 2023</h3><p><em>Say It With Me</em>, Vanessa Lampert&rsquo;s debut poetry collection, is a call to unite. These wry, candid poems playfully record the foibles and fables of domestic life. Portraits concerning memory and family juxtapose poignant poems of parenthood, loss and...
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This cover shows a colourful painting of a person lying on a chair, perhaps in a therapist’s office, talking to another figure who sits on a chair beside them. The text reads: You’ll Never Be Anyone Else. Rachael Clyne.
You’ll Never Be Anyone Else
Rachael Clyne
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<p><strong>&ldquo;Rich, cinematic and sensuous.&rdquo;&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;Joelle&nbsp;Taylor</strong></p><p>Rachael Clyne&rsquo;s&nbsp;<em>You&rsquo;ll Never Be Anyone Else</em>&nbsp;presents a direct and assured voice, demanding that we think carefully about what it...
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This cover shows a sculpture of a glass dress as if worn by an invisible figure. It is posed as if sat on its left hip with its legs stretched out to the side. The text reads: Are You Judging Me Yet? Poetry and Everyday Sexism. Kim Moore.
Are You Judging Me Yet? Poetry and Everyday Sexism
Kim Moore
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<p>This collection of lyric essays by Forward prize-winning poet Kim Moore looks at the relationship between poetry and everyday sexism. Moore&nbsp;examines the dynamics of performing poetry as a female poet &ndash; drawing on her&nbsp;PhD&nbsp;research and experiences of writing and performing the poems in her second...
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Republic
Nerys Williams
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<p>What constitutes a republic? Not Wales, a nation subject to military claims on its landscape and a second home explosion which has hollowed out its communities. The achievement of a republic can be a subversive activity, as was the writing of <em>Republic</em>.</p><p><em>Republic</em> is about class,...
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In Orbit
Glyn Edwards
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Lairs
Judy Brown
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<p><strong>Read Judy&#39;s poem &lsquo;Greenery&rsquo; on the <a href="https://nationalpoetryday.co.uk/poem/greenery/">National Poetry Day website</a></strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Lairs brings together something primal and secret &ndash; the lair as haven for a wild...
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The Confession of Hilary Durwood
Euron Griffith
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<p>Eager for glory as an explorer in the further reaches of the Empire Hilary Durwood&nbsp;is duped into undertaking a semi-mythical mission, in semi-mythical lands. After many adventures and setbacks he returns to Victorian London destitute, dismayed at having killed someone, and seeking revenge against the Gentleman Explorer who set...
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Christmas Bundle: Kidnap Fury of the Smoking Lovers and The...
Peter Benson
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<h3>No longer on offer but both of Peter&rsquo;s novels are available individually</h3><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong><em>The Stromness Dinner</em></strong></p><p>Ed Beech is one half of Beech Building Services. He&rsquo;s based in&nbsp;Bermondsey&nbsp;but no job&...
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Sabrina’s Teardrop
Leslie Scase
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<p><strong>&ldquo;A book which well justifies a description as a good read, with more twists than the river Severn.&rdquo;&nbsp;&ndash; Nation Cymru</strong></p><p><strong>&ldquo;...another fast paced, thrilling romp through the criminal underworld of Victorian Society.&rdquo; &ndash...
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An Affair of the Heart
Clare Morgan
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<p>Each story in <em>An Affair of the Heart </em>questions the apparently romantic title through its exploration of the enigmatic state of mind known as love. Desire and identity; displacement - emotional and geographical; the relationship between ambition, circumstances and emotion; the often difficult co-existence of passion...
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This cover shows a sculpture of a glass dress as if worn by an invisible figure. It is posed as if sat on its left hip with its legs stretched out to the side. The text reads: Are You Judging Me Yet? Poetry and Everyday Sexism. Kim Moore.
Are You Judging Me Yet? Poetry and Everyday Sexism
Kim Moore
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<p>This collection of lyric essays by Forward prize-winning poet Kim Moore looks at the relationship between poetry and everyday sexism. Moore&nbsp;examines the dynamics of performing poetry as a female poet &ndash; drawing on her&nbsp;PhD&nbsp;research and experiences of writing and performing the poems in her second...
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The Edge of Cymru: A Journey
Julie Brominicks
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<p><strong>&ldquo;Bursts with beautiful, descriptive prose, which picks up the minutia of each moment&hellip; Brominicks skilfully examines broad social, environmental, political, economic and even geological changes without the book feeling dry&hellip; as accessible as a novel and would make a great holiday read as much as...
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Walking the Valleys
Peter Finch
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<p>Over the past two centuries the South Wales Valleys have gone from idyllic rural landscape to the engine room of the British Empire to post industrial decline. Building on the success of their book&nbsp;<em>Walking Cardiff,</em>&nbsp;Peter Finch and John Briggs explore how the Valleys have changed, and how they are...
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Edging the City
Peter Finch
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<p>Peter Finch is perhaps the foremost chronicler of Cardiff, past and present. His response to the 2020 lockdown restrictions confining people to their local authority area was to begin walking the boundary of his. This was in a mirror of his long walk along the south Wales coast recorded in <a href="https://www.serenbooks.com/...
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