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GOMER PRESS COMPETITION
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Where is the poet Anna Wigley from?

Here’s your chance to win seven books from Gomer (does not include Nicole Cooke’s book). To enter the competition just answer the question and send your entry to Vale Life by 31st December 2008. Alternatively email your entry to jennifer@valelife.co.uk
 



PHIL CARRADICE

The Black Chair


A work of fiction inspired by the true story of WW1 soldier Ellis Evans, better known by his bardic name Hedd Wyn. Injured Danny begins the journey back from the front line to Wales. But his recovery cannot really begin until he has fulfilled a promise to a friend.

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JENNY SULLIVAN

C’mon Cymru


C’mon Cymru: Let’s hear it for Wales is a collection of poems for sports fans everywhere! Jenny Sullivan gives all the major sports a workout – and some of the less obvious ones too. If you’re not already an expert, don’t worry. Jenny’s energetic rhymes will soon lick you into shape!
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Telling the Story of Welsh


Exploring the origins and history of the most vibrant Celtic language, throughout the ages.
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Exploring Place-names in Wales


- Have you ever wondered where the name of your town or village came from? Then this is the perfect guide for you!

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ANNA WIGLEY

Waking in Winter


A mesmerizing collection from Cardiff poet Anna Wigley, exploring grief, love and the uncanniness of the everyday. Bringing together themes as diverse as missing cats, car advert s and Chinese foot-binding, this collection displays a range and a sharp edge that establish Anna Wigley as a literary force to be reckoned with.
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HYWEL TEIFI EDWARDS

The National Pageant


A2009 marks the centenary of the 1909 National Pageant, held in Cardiff’s Sophia Gardens to great public acclaim which celebrated Wales through the ages. This is a wonderful, lively read about one of the most famous public spectacles held in Wales in modern times.
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Welsh Farming Life


A look at indigenous Welsh breeds and the rural way of life in Wales.
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Welsh Saints and Sinners


A glimpse at the most saintly figures of Welsh history, alongside the worst of Welsh sinners.
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