false 5355888 2 Young Gwenni Morgan has a gift. She can fly in her sleep. She's also fond of strawberry whip, detective stories and asking difficult questions. When a neighbor mysteriously vanishes, she resolves to uncover the secret of his disappearance and return him to his children. She truthfully records what she sees and hears: but are her deductions correct? What is the real truth? And what will be the consequences - for Gwenni, her family and her community - of finding it out? Gwenni Morgan is an unforgettable creation, and this portrait of life in a small Welsh town on the brink of change in the 1950s is enthralling, moving and utterly real. Mari Strachan's debut is a magical novel that will transport you to another time and place. 5423379 5 3 2009 The Earth Hums in B Flat total:102|5:30|4:31|3:31|2:10|1:0| 102 387 307 55 3 0 false false Wed Sep 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 08:10:58 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 08:17:52 -0700 2009 at the library. It's the first book by an Welsh author who has been a
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The Earth Hums in B Flat tells the story of a curious young girl who lives in a small Welsh village. Every night in her dreams, twelve-year-old Gwenni flies above her village, observing its people and their hidden secrets. One night, she sees som...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 11:40:16 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 12:21:55 -0700 2009 i didn't want it to end, and dragged out reading it because of that.

welsh literature is my most favorite of genres, and this did not disappoint. full of all the good stuff, madness, murder, family, welsh tradition, and one superb little female protagonist....more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 06:38:22 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 06:59:53 -0700 2009 The Lost Book, a partner project to UK reading campaign, The Lost World Read 2009, which is using free books, online resources and events to get people reading The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle. We're extending the reading campaign, thanks to the generosity of project sponsor...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 10:39:14 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 08:40:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 04 07:25:47 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 07:29:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 13:48:16 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 07:38:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Mar 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 14:07:58 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 14:17:12 -0700 2009 Set in a small Welsh town, this is Mari Strachan's first book. Gwenni is an exceptional pre-teen who has a vivid imagination and much insight. She is close to her father (Tada) but her mother (Mam)seems not to want her around and treats her very badly. Not so wit...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Sep 30 12:47:51 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 12:47:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 00:16:32 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 03:41:10 -0700 2009
Strange (but engaging) story told from the point of view of a young girl growing up in Wales: the difficult mother slipping into depression and madness, the envious sister, the long-suffering father.

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'The Earth Hums in B Flat is a richly evocative, warm but unsentimental tale of a child detective struggling to piece together clues about the lives around her. These lives, ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Nov 19 18:00:22 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 18:06:50 -0800 2009
The ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 18:40:47 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 18:46:27 -0700 2009 "One day I'll fly over the bay to find Catrin, my little wren, and I'll take her up into the sky, holding her tight, tight by the hand so she doesn't fall. We'll fill ourselves up with the Earth's song and trail it behind us like a comet's tail across...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5355888