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Siân James is a Welsh author whose works delve into the heart of Welsh identity and culture. Her novels, written in English, frequently explore the complex interplay between tradition and modernity, rendering rural settings with sensitivity. James excels at capturing a unique tone and atmosphere, offering readers profound insights into Welsh life. Her prose is esteemed for its emotional depth and literary craftsmanship.
- 2023
- 2009
Hendre Ddu, the home farm of the Evans family, appears seemingly peaceful. It is now the middle of World War I, however, and this gripping saga reveals that lives have been shattered here as well. This tumultuous sequel to the classic novel A Small Country begins with a crippled Tom Evans returning from the front only to fight another battle—keeping the farmhouse afloat. At first all seems to be going well, but increasingly tangled affairs and financial realities result in heartache and new challenges for the entire family. Weaving character and dialogue, this is an intriguing tale of early 20th-century romance and passion in rural Wales.
- 2006
Toilets of the World
- 256 pages
- 9 hours of reading
This amusing but highly informative photographic journey reveals the idiosyncrasy and inventiveness that characterize the construction of the humble toilet around the globe.
- 2000
A Small Country
- 72 pages
- 3 hours of reading
A Small Country is the story of the Evans family, farmers in Carmarthenshire. In the summer of 1914 son Tom returns from Oxford to find the family falling apart. His handsome father has gone to live with schoolmistress Miriam Lewis, who is to have his child. His mother, broken-hearted, lies ill in bed, while his beautiful sister Catrin longs to leave for London and art college. Soon Tom's university friend Edward will arrive to holiday with them, half-aware of his attraction to Catrin, but already engaged to Rose, a supporter of the Suffragettes. And Tom himself is in debt and disillusioned with his proposed legal career. He would like to manage Hendre Ddu, the family farm, but finds his family troubles and the approach of war set him on a very different course.