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Farewell Innocence (Library of Wales)
William Glynne-Jones
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Description for Farewell Innocence (Library of Wales)
Paperback. William Glynne-Jones depicts life in the fictional town of Abermor and especially the daily grind of foundry life, in a workplace fraught with dangers. Farewell Innocence is a heartfelt and affecting account of a young man's rites of passage in hard times. Series: Library of Wales. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
A world of green: a new and weird world of grim, dark shadows and frenzied activity; of conflicting sounds varying from the roar and thunder of overhead gantries, the sharp, shrill staccato beat of automatic hammers, to the echoing ring of steel upon steel, and the hollow wheezing and thumping of the hydraulic moulding machines .Starting as an apprentice at Bevan's foundry, Ieuan Morgan enters a new and testing world. His colleagues soon turn out to be his tormentors while life at home is not without its challenges. It is hard for the young man to sustain his dreams of ... Read more
A world of green: a new and weird world of grim, dark shadows and frenzied activity; of conflicting sounds varying from the roar and thunder of overhead gantries, the sharp, shrill staccato beat of automatic hammers, to the echoing ring of steel upon steel, and the hollow wheezing and thumping of the hydraulic moulding machines .Starting as an apprentice at Bevan's foundry, Ieuan Morgan enters a new and testing world. His colleagues soon turn out to be his tormentors while life at home is not without its challenges. It is hard for the young man to sustain his dreams of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Library of Wales
Condition
New
Weight
252g
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Cardigan, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910901304
SKU
V9781910901304
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-30
About William Glynne-Jones
William Glynne-Jones (1907-1977) was a Welsh novelist, short story writer, broadcaster and journalist. He was born and grew up in Llanelli. When he was 16, he started working at the Glanmor Foundry as a steel foundry 'moulder', but was released at the age of 36 on medical grounds. Soon, he moved to London with his family and started his career ... Read more
Reviews for Farewell Innocence (Library of Wales)
Written with a deep authenticity born from bitter experience, William Glynne-Jones depicts life in the fictional town of Abermor and especially the daily grind of foundry life, in a workplace fraught with dangers. Farewell Innocence is a heartfelt and affecting account of a young man's rites of passage in hard times. - Jon Gower