A first English translation of 30 Welsh Short Stories featuring work by many of the leading young writers working in the Welsh language.

Translated by Meic Stephens

"Betrayal, bisexuality, strippers...this collection is seriously good." The Western Mail

The writers:Aled IslwynMeleri Roberts Angharad JonesAled Lewis Evans Dafydd Arthur Jones Martin Davis Dyfed Edwards Meleri Wyn James Elin Llwyd Morgan Alun Ffred Jones Robin Llywelyn Eirug Wyn Goronwy Jones Mared Lewis John EmyrEsyllt Nest Roberts Lowri Angharad Evans Meg Elis Angharad Price Gwenan M. Roberts Manon Rhys Eleri Llewelyn Morris Twm Miall Siân Prydderch HuwsMihangel Morgan Owain Meredith Sioned Puw Rowlands Bethan Evans Sonia Edwards Wiliam Owen Roberts

The Stories: Mothers Dear Mr Atlas Dean and Debs Reflections by a Pool Water The Librarian I'm Sorry, Joe ReesFarewell, Frank The Heart of Dafydd BachThe Window Mender The Referee Down and Out One Lettuce Does Not a Salad Make Falling By the Waters of Babylon The Coat Cuddling Next Door to Avalon Going In Striptease Gerald Tea with the Queen The Pizza Man The Woman Next Door The Cuckoo's Time is April and May Mr and Mrs Tiresias A Fantasy in Memory of the Anglesey Bone Doctors A White Afternoon Foreign Investments