How Green Was My Valley

Name: How Green Was My Valley
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780141185859
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By Richard Llewellyn

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn is a poignant tale of a Welsh mining family, narrated by the youngest son, Huw Morgan. Set in a Valleys community, the novel explores the social and environmental changes brought by the coal mining industry, weaving themes of love, loss, and the erosion of traditional ways of life. The story captures the deep bonds of family and the bittersweet nostalgia for a vanishing rural existence.
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You might enjoy this book if you are drawn to poignant tales that explore the themes of family and community. The narrative provides a vivid depiction of life in a Welsh mining village and offers rich character development that brings the struggles and triumphs of the working class to life. Ideal for those who appreciate beautifully written, epically scaled stories that combine personal and social history.

How Green Was My Valley

Growing up in a mining community in rural South Wales, Huw Morgan is taught many harsh lessons. Looking back, where difficult days are faced with courage and the valleys swell with the sound of Welsh voices, it becomes clear that there is nowhere so green as the landscape of his own memory.

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How Green Was My Valley explores themes of family, tradition, and change, capturing the essence of a bygone era in a community defined by its deep-rooted connection to both land and heritage.

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn is celebrated for its poignant depiction of life in a Welsh mining community. Reviewers often praise its lyrical prose and the way it captures the bittersweet struggles and deep familial bonds within the valley. The novel is commended for its vivid emotional depth and the realistic portrayal of societal changes impacting traditional ways of life.

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ISBN: 9780141185859

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 June 2001

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 312g

Pages: 448

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About the Author

Richard Dafydd Vivian Llewellyn Lloyd (1906-1983), better known by his pen name Richard Llewellyn, claimed to have been born in St David's, Pembrokeshire, Wales; after his death he was discovered to have been born of Welsh parents in Hendon, Middlesex. His famous first novel How Green Was My Valley (1939) was begun in St David's from a draft he had written in India, and was later adapted into an Oscar-winning film by director John Ford. None But the Lonely Heart, his second novel, was published in 1943, and subsequently made into a film starring Cary Grant and Ethel Barrymore. As well as novels including Green, Green My Valley Now (1975) and I Stand on a Quiet Shore (1982), Llewellyn wrote two highly successful plays, Poison Pen and Noose.