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The Life of Rebecca Jones
A poetic work of fiction on the one hand, an autobiography on the other, The Life of Rebecca Jones is a powerful, meditative work on one family's passage through the twentieth century. In the early years of the last century, Rebecca is born into a rural community in the Maesglasau valley in Wales; her family have been working the land for a thousand years, but the changes...more
Hardcover, 159 pages
Published
April 2012
by MacLehose Press
(first published March 29th 2012)
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As the title may give away, The Life of Rebecca Jones tells the story of Rebecca Jones and her family’s journey through the twentieth century.
In 1905, Rebecca was born into a Welsh family in the rural community of Maesglasau valley, in Dinas Mawddwy, Wales. It has been her family’s ancestral home for a thousand years, but the changes of modern life threaten not only her family’s way of life, but their language too.
Three of Rebecca’s younger brothers are born with a genetic blindness and, while R...more
In 1905, Rebecca was born into a Welsh family in the rural community of Maesglasau valley, in Dinas Mawddwy, Wales. It has been her family’s ancestral home for a thousand years, but the changes of modern life threaten not only her family’s way of life, but their language too.
Three of Rebecca’s younger brothers are born with a genetic blindness and, while R...more
That Angharad Price’s family have lived in the same Welsh valley for nearly a thousand years should be enough to ensure that this beautiful description of a century in the life of the valley is valued highly. Where else would we get such a loving and intimate record of a place that has known little change for generations upon generations. Price skilfully blends the history of her family, and in particular, of her great aunt, Rebecca Jones, into a hymn of praise to the valley itself so that we ca...more
This book is beautifully and simply written. It reminded me of Cider with Rosie in the way it describes a disappearing way of life. Really affecting revelation at the end - do not read the last page first.
Wonderful book. Very short (100 pages?) but beautifully written. Didn't see the ending coming at all. Disclaimer: if you read this DON'T look at the end in advance, it will ruin your enjoyment of the book.
Not sure the mix of biography/autobiography and fiction really came together properly, but really enjoyed it nonetheless, and it is certainly very well written.
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Beautiful cover too.
Where do you find these treasures?
Dec 16, 2012 04:37am