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Download or read book Hometown Tales Wales written by Tyler Keevil and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2018-06-28 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Original tales by remarkable writers Hometown Tales is a series of books pairing exciting new voices with some of the most talented and important writers at work today. Some of the tales are fiction and some are narrative non-fiction - they are all powerful, fascinating and moving, and aim to celebrate regional diversity and explore the meaning of home. In these pages on Wales, you'll find two unique short stories. 'Last Seen Leaving' is a gripping account of the days following the disappearance of a local man by award-winning writer Tyler Keevil. 'The Lion and the Star' by Eluned Gramich is a vivid retelling of the Welsh language protests that electrified Cardiganshire in the 1970s and the impact of the protests on ordinary lives.

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Download or read book Hometown Tales written by Mack Stanley and published by . This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After retiring from a career as a small-town businessman, Mack Stanley spent almost 20 years writing a newspaper column titled "Hometown Tales." Together, Stanley and longtime colleague and newspaper journalist Clark have delivered a compilation of stories that takes readers on an entertaining, nostalgic journey back to days past.

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Download or read book Hometown Tales Wales written by Tyler Keevil and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2018-06-28 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Original tales by remarkable writers Hometown Tales is a series of books pairing exciting new voices with some of the most talented and important writers at work today. Some of the tales are fiction and some are narrative non-fiction - they are all powerful, fascinating and moving, and aim to celebrate regional diversity and explore the meaning of home. In these pages on Wales, you'll find two unique short stories. 'Last Seen Leaving' is a gripping account of the days following the disappearance of a local man by award-winning writer Tyler Keevil. 'The Lion and the Star' by Eluned Gramich is a vivid retelling of the Welsh language protests that electrified Cardiganshire in the 1970s and the impact of the protests on ordinary lives.

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