Brittle With Relics'Brittle with Relics' is a landmark history of the people of Wales during a period of great national change. In the closing third of the 20th century, Wales experienced the simultaneous effects of deindustrialisation, the subsequent loss of employment and community cohesion, and the struggle for its language and identity. These changes were largely forced upon the country, whose own voice often went unheard outside Wales and was argued over within its

shimmering heat

and devastated Earth

who want a space to relax in but aren't especially green-fingered

in what we remember and what we dream - we live in the past

was found guilty of

Qisma is afraid - afraid for her son

a pretty young prostitute

Does it like what you feed it

revealing the absurd ways in which he lies about his feats and what they can tell us about the way he leads off the course in the most important job in the world

to convey that the encounter is unique and special

Ravaged by environmental disaster

in a book that brilliantly illuminates how many different ways there are to think and engage with the world