Vanessa Gebbie Book order
Vanessa Gebbie crafts narratives that delve into the intricacies of human connection and the inner lives of her characters. Her stylistic approach is lauded for its subtlety and keen insight into emotional landscapes and motivations. Gebbie's works are celebrated for their literary merit and their capacity to resonate deeply with readers. Her writing explores universal themes through a distinctive and compelling narrative voice.
- 2021
- 2011
The Coward's Tale
- 367 pages
- 13 hours of reading
'My name is Laddy Merridew. I'm a cry-baby. I'm sorry.' 'And my name is Ianto Jenkins. I am a coward. And that's worse.' The boy Laddy Merridew, sent to live with his grandmother, stumbles off the bus into a small Welsh mining community, where he begins an unlikely friendship with Ianto Passchendaele Jenkins, the town beggar-storyteller. Ianto is watchman over the legacy of the collapse many years ago of Kindly Light Pit, a disaster whose echoes reverberate down the generations of the town. Through Ianto's stories Laddy is drawn into both the town's history and the conundrums of the present
