![]() ![]() As Huw grows up, the mines grow “in”–in closer to the family’s home. ![]() Few coming of age stories have been so beautifully told. Late in the 19th Century, a young boy was growing up in the large family of a coal miner–or mine worker since his father was employed above ground. It is a coming of age story and story of societal change. Note: This is a very hard book to review. (This controversy ties in nicely with the Reading Wales book choicefor this year: Sugar & Slateby Charlotte Williams, which debates who is Welsh! Two Welsh parents doesn’t add up to being Welsh). I’m trying not to let that sordid news kill my joy in the story. And hard to take when the story was so beautifully told. Happily, her blog includes another great list of true Welsh authors. Sadly, Karen at Booker Talkhowever, pointed out that though born to Welsh parents, Richard Llewellyn is not considered a Welsh author and that he lied about being born in Wales! Not good. I thought this book would work for the Reading Wales hosted by Book Jott e r. ![]()
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