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We are committed to producing high quality books that are attractive to own as well as to read. Therefore,  books are  produced to the highest specifications with illustrations from leading Welsh artists.

Fiction

Tales of Gold 1999: £3.99 (paperback)
Stories of Caves, Gold and Magic.

NIA and the Magic of the Lake 2000: £7.95
The story of a growing friendship between a boy and a girl, set against the backdrop of the legend of Llyn-y-Fan Fach and the Physicians of Myddfai.

SIR GAWAIN and the GREEN KNIGHT 2000: £6.95
A free translation of a medieval tale for contemporary readers.

RHIANNON'S Way 2002: £7.95
The story of a Celtic princess and the rescue of her father from the Romans.

The Tale of TWM SIÔN CATI 2005 £7.95 (hardback) £6.95 (paperback)
This is the story of a Welshman born in a time of lawlessness and disorder, poverty and unrest. In this wild Wales he became an outlaw who robbed from the rich and gave to the poor, a rascal who loved life and adventure.
Twm Sion Cati is a fascinating character straight from the history books of Tudor times. His adventurous life and times bears a close comparison to another Celtic hero, the Scottish outlaw Rob Roy.

Lake Stories of Wales  - Shadows in the Waters 2008 £6.95 (paperback)
Also published in Welsh as:
Storiau Llynoedd Cymru - Cysgodion yn y Dyfroedd 2008 £6.95 (paperback)
These books include five stories from some of the lakes of South Wales: Llyn Cwm Llwch and Llyn Safaddon (Brecon Beacons); Kenfig Pool (Margam); Llyn Llech Owain (Gorslas); Llyn-y-Fan Fach (Llandovery).
The stories tell of spirits of the underworld, giants, floods, knights and damsels in distress and are redolent of the spirituality and expression of the human condition through anger, revenge, love and compassion.

Non-Fiction

THOMAS JONES OF TREGARON Alias Twm Siôn Cati 2009: £7.99 (hardback)
(Limited Edition  400 copies)
Author, Margaret Isaac
Born the son of a 16th century Welsh nobleman, Thomas Jones led a colourful and varied life. In his youth, he was outlawed by Henry V111 and pardoned by Elizabeth 1. On his return to Tregaron, he settled down to life as a country squire and became Steward of Caron. He was commissioned by the greatest families in the land to draw up their pedigrees and was highly acclaimed as a heraldic bard.
Never far from danger, he incurred the wrath of the local vicar, with serious consequences for him, his family and for the vicar himself.
In his later years, he was brought before the courts for assisting his future wife, a wealthy heiress, to alter her late husband’s will.
In her book, Margaret Isaac gives a lively account of the life of this famous Welshman in the turbulent and dangerous period of the Tudor Monarchy.
The book includes a number of original manuscripts hitherto unpublished.
Margaret Isaac is also the author of The Tale of Twm Sion Cati.

THOMAS THOMAS OF PONTYPOOL Radical Puritan 2009: £8.99 (paperback)
Author, Arthur J. Edwards
This book cannot fail to impress and inspire those reading about Thomas Thomas, a leader of strong principles, far-sighted in outlook and humanitarian in his work as a Nonconformist minister and teacher. This combination of qualities helped to achieve significant religious and social developments in nineteenth century Wales, in particular, the disestablishment of the Anglican Church.
This compelling account shows how his unflinching and lifelong devotion to social change and injustice in the industrial society of Pontypool extended well beyond Nonconformity to the wider church and secular population.
Thomas Thomas has been described as one of the most significant figures in the history of Nonconformity in South Wales because he was a pioneer in the development of its political power and social influence. As such, this biography of a largely unknown religious leader makes a valuable contribution to this genre of Welsh literature.

IT CAME, TO PASS 2007: £9.99 (Paperback)
An Autobiography by Margaret Jones.
"This is the story of a person who describes herself as ordinary; in reality, however, it is the story of an 'ordinary' person with extraordinary gifts: the honest story of an educated and cultured woman born and bred in England but who has long been adopted and loved in Wales. A fascinating story written in a style, which is both direct and warm, lively, inviting and inspiring. It is a book which invites the reader to read - and enjoy reading - from the very first sentence. The story of the remarkable career and achievements of a very talented artist who began painting in earnest when she was almost sixty years of age, but who went on to win the prestigious Welsh Books Council's Tir na n-Óg Prize on five occasions and continued painting well into her late eighties." Dr Robin Gwyndaf, Honorary Research Fellow, St Fagans, National History Museum, Wales.

BIRTH OF A SCHOOL 2005: £5.95 (Hardback)
Author, J. Alan Shewring.
This is the story of how St. Joseph's R.C. High School, Newport, started. It charts the successful struggle by a small group of parents to persuade the authorities, both State and Church, that a Catholic comprehensive school was needed in Newport. Also, how they, the parents, and the School Governors, succeeded in getting the School built.
It also describes the part played by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Annecy in its founding, and the important contribution they have made to Catholic education in Newport since 1870.

Teaching Resources

Teaching Story in the Primary School 1999: £29.50
Language resources for Key Stage 1 based on the story "The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark" by Jill Tomlinson 1968 (Methuen & Co)

Language Learning through Story (1) 2000: £29.50
Teaching resources for Key Stage 2 based on the story "Tales of Gold" by Margaret Isaac.

Language Learning through Story (2) 2000: £29.50
Teaching resources for Key Stages 2 and 3 based on the story "Nia and the Magic of the Lake" by Margaret Isaac.

Language Learning through Story (3) 2000: £29.50
Teaching resources for Key Stages 2 and 3 based on the story SIR GAWAIN and the GREEN KNIGHT by Margaret Isaac.

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