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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Undertaker's Gift The Undertaker's Gift Trevor Baxendale The team defend Earth from a deadly curse in the latest novel in the bestselling Torchwood range.The Hokrala Corp lawyers are back. They're suing planet Earth for mishandling the twenty-first century… OL15187103W
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
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 price of love The price of love Rosie Harris Lucy Collins and her brother Sam have lived side by side with the Tanner family all their lives. Lucy and Robert Tanner long for the day when they can marry and the future is full of promise for all … OL17898955W
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
I let you go I let you go Clare Mackintosh Devastated by a hit-and-run accident that has ended the life of her young son, Jenna moves to the remote Welsh coast to search for healing while two dedicated policemen try to get to the bottom of th… OL20027050W
Shoes for Anthony Shoes for Anthony Emma Kennedy "This 1944 World War Two drama tells the story of Anthony, a boy living in a deprived Welsh village, anticipating the arrival of American troops. Suddenly, a German plane crashes into the village mou… OL20045962W
Jack-knifed Jack-knifed Wonny Lea Introduces readers to Detective Chief Inspector Martin Phelps and his team, based in the world-famous Cardiff Bay. For years Amy has nurtured the hatred she has for her gay brother and blames him for… OL20857977W
Both Sides the Border Both Sides the Border G. A. Henty Henry IV has seized the throne, and young Oswald Forester, fed up with the border wars that threaten his daily existence, has joined in supporting the king. As a squire, Forester faces danger on all … OL256384W
How Green Was My Valley How Green Was My Valley Richard Llewellyn **This is a story set in a south Wales coal mining valley and tells of a family striving to improve their lives through hard work, education and their non-conformist faith.** The main character is th… OL2647269W
A Postcard Home (Changing Wales) A Postcard Home (Changing Wales) Robert Minhinnick 36 p. ; 21 cm OL2797281W
Orchard of the crescent moon Orchard of the crescent moon Jenny Nimmo Nia, the middle girl in a large Welsh family, discovers her own special artistic talent as she uncovers the dark secret shared by the Llewelyn and Griffiths families. Sequel to "The Snow Spider." OL451814W
Framed Framed Frank Cottrell Boyce Dylan and his sisters have some ideas about how to make Snowdonia Oasis Auto Marvel into a more profitable business, but it is not until some strange men arrive in their small town of Manod, Wales wi… OL6032435W
Welsh Boys Too Welsh Boys Too John Sam Jones An interracial gay couple baby-sits the two young children of a friend for a weekend; a high school boy grapples with his emergent sexuality while looking for support from the conservative adults in … OL6077484W
Tales from the Mabinogion Tales from the Mabinogion Richard Kennedy,Olwen Bowen Davies,Olwen Bowen Fifteen episodes from the Mabinogion, a collection of medieval Welsh tales, recount the feats and exploits of King Arthur and other powerful kings and princes. OL6833148W