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Fairy tale Fairy tale Alice Thomas Ellis A comedy on a woman in Wales who gives birth to a baby without having been pregnant. Two older women solve the mystery, discovering that Eloise was chosen by fairies to procreate a fairy. OL12750W
Destiny's path Destiny's path Frewin Jones Her destiny must be fulfilled . . .Ranwen refuses to take orders from anyone-even the Shining Ones, the ancient gods whose power is feared throughout the land. They want her as their Chosen One, dest… OL14932943W
When a Stranger Loves Me When a Stranger Loves Me Julianne MacLean I saved his life . . . and I had much to demand in return.When he washed up on shore, I knew my prayers had been answered, and that I, Lady Chelsea Campion, need no longer fear poverty and heartbreak… OL15172620W
Landed Landed Tim Pears The powerful and richly evocative new novel from acclaimed prize-winning author Tim Pears.Brought up in the Anglo-Welsh borders by an affectionate but alcoholic and feckless mother, Owen Ithell's sen… OL15185563W
Chime Chime Franny Billingsley In the early twentieth century in Swampsea, Wales, seventeen-year-old Briony, who can see the spirits that haunt the marshes around their town, feels responsible for her twin sister's horrible injury… OL15601920W
The London train The London train Tessa Hadley After the death of his mother, Paul abandons his family to live life on the edge with his daughter from a previous marriage who is pregnant and living in a run-down council flat, while Cora rebels ag… OL15930789W
A small hill to die on A small hill to die on Elizabeth J. Duncan When the pregnant teenage daughter of a wealthy newcomer to Llanelen is found dead in the nearby woods, spa owner Penny Brannigan investigates the family's suspicious financial dealings while her par… OL17272225W
Tuck Tuck Stephen R. Lawhead Abbot Hugo plans to bring the invading Norman marchogi to the forest in force, heralding the start of a campaign to wipe out King Raven and his band once and for all. Their merciless attack, the firs… OL17427248W
Bank Of The Black Sheep Bank Of The Black Sheep Robert Lewis 279 p. ; 20 cm OL17500516W
Bombers' moon Bombers' moon Iris Gower Swansea 1941. When her home is bombed, Meryl Jones is evacuated to Carmarthen, where she meets and falls in love with half-German Michael but Michael seems to like her sister, Hari better. Then the m… OL17820485W
Mothers and daughters Mothers and daughters Gwen Madoc Following their fathers death, Lucy and her younger sister are devastated when a woman arrives on their doorstep claiming to be Josephs legitimate wife and therefore the sole beneficiary of his will.… OL17873657W
The thoughts and happenings of Wilfred Price, purveyor of superior funerals The thoughts and happenings of Wilfred Price, purveyor of superior funerals Wendy Jones Everyone has to make decisions about love. Wilfred Price, overcome with emotion on a sunny spring day, proposes to a girl he barely knows at a picnic. The girl, Grace, joyfully accepts and rushes to … OL17898436W
The truth against the world The truth against the world Sarah Jamila Stevenson Fifteen-year-olds Wyn, an American, and Gareth, an Englishman, share dreams of a young girl who shares Wyn's name and, when Wyn's great-grandmother asks to go to Wales to die, they join forces to sol… OL17907165W
The Primrose Path The Primrose Path Rebecca Griffiths Set in the heart of beautiful rural Wales. The protagonist, Sarah, is running from her past. Her tormentor has been in prison for seventeen years, but is about to be released. Just as Rachel thinks s… OL19644977W
The case of the unsuitable suitor The case of the unsuitable suitor Cathy Ace The women of the WISE Enquiries Agency are back. When the village's prodigal son, Huw Hughes, returns and sets his cap at Annie Parker, village publican Tudor begs Annie's colleagues at the WISE Enqu… OL19731192W
Murder at the castle Murder at the castle Jeanne M. Dams Dorothy Martin and her husband, retired Chief Constable Alan Nesbitt, are invited to join their close friends Nigel and Inga Evans at a Welsh music festival. Amid the glorious surroundings of Welsh c… OL19967782W
Slated for death Slated for death Elizabeth J. Duncan "When the body of well-liked and respectable Glenda Roberts is discovered at the bottom of a former slate mine--now a busy tourist attraction--pandemonium erupts in the North Wales town of Llanelen. … OL20001125W
Murder is for keeps Murder is for keeps Elizabeth J. Duncan "Local artist and amateur sleuth Penny Brannigan has been spending her summer painting the exterior and views of the once-lovely Gwrych Castle, now in a heartbreaking state of disrepair. A privately … OL20052644W
Mother Island Mother Island Bethan Roberts How does it feel to come home from work one evening and find your two-year-old son gone? How does it feel to steal another woman's child? To take a boy from his mother, and try to make him yours, mak… OL20983173W
Hiraeth Hiraeth Liz Riley Jones "Mona Jones has been on the run all her life without really knowing why. Her parents were murdered, and now, at twenty-one, her uncle and protector is dead too. This chain of events compels Mona to s… OL24179765W
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