This book may be considered as the second stage in the crucial campaign to raise the profile of Welsh writing in English both within Wales and in the wider world. The first stage was the foundation of the Library of Wales series, which was strongly advocated by all academics in the field of Welsh writing in English. Now that these largely forgotten works have been republished, it is possible for us to use them for teaching purposes in universities. We are left with the problem that critical material on these texts is scarce and, in some cases, non-existent. There is a demonstrable need on the part of undergraduate and postgraduate students for a critical book focusing specifically on a range of Library of Wales titles which will both introduce them to the field of twentieth-century Welsh fiction in English and demonstrate the varying critical approaches that can be used to analyse these texts. The book is a multi-authored work with its origins in the Association for Welsh Writing in English, which will include essays by both established leaders in the field, such as Professors Knight, Thomas, and Brown, and new, cutting-edge research by young scholars at the outset of their academic careers, such as Morse, Wainwright, and Hendon.

This is the second edition of Glen Peter's detective novel 'Mrs D'Silva's Detective Instincts and the Shaitan of Calcutta'. 

It presents the story of an Anglo-Indian community in 1960s Calcutta who are coming to terms with their nation taking its first few faltering steps towards democracy. Joan is a single parent whose son's accidental discovery of the body of a young woman, gets her embroiled in the sinister activities of a maoist faction. The movement is bent on bringing a violent revolution to overturn the unfairness of caste, class, religion and privilege. Evoking the rich multicultural heritage of the Anglo-Indian community who feel abandoned by the British and unsure of their fellow Indians, this book is filled with the sound, tastes and smells of South Asia. It includes a list of recipes for delicious dishes as well as a glossary of Anglo Indian words to truly capture 1960s Calcutta. 

Long-listed for the Wales Book of the Year 2011

This is the second edition of Stevie Davies' novel Into Suez, which was recently chosen as The Guardian's Book of the Year by Margaret Drabble, who writes:

"A novel that moves with ease from Egypt immediately after the Second World War to the 21st Century and back again...telling the story of a whole generation".

1948, Great Britain, victorious but bankrupt after the Second World War, attempts to reassert itself as an imperial power in the Suez Canal zone.

Joe, an RAF sergeant, is the everyday working man. Ailsa, his wife, an independent, free thinking woman yearns to explore her new homeland of Egypt. It's here that she meets the exotic Mona. In a world of terrorism and political struggle, her friendship with Mona and an act of murder pitch the married couple into tragedy. 

"Into Suez is a bold and gripping novel on an important subject...A very satisfying and moving book." The Telegraph

Wil says goodbye to his family and friends in North Wales, and hello to adventure in South America, heading into the unknown, away from comfort and predictability in a bid to ‘let go’.

From the beach he lives on with only a stray dog for company, to his final destination with its tearful goodbyes, Wil shares the joys and the trials of his search for freedom of the soul. He talks candidly of friendships, drugs, sex, politics, of the fear and elation he experiences along the way, of how dangerously close ‘letting go’ can come to ‘losing it’ when the boundary between exploration and hedonism becomes blurred.

Wil Gritten writes with a wonderful self-deprecating sense of humour and refreshing emotional honesty, and his ability to make the most alien of places come to life means that the reader is transported away with him, feeling less like an observer and more like a travelling companion on Wil’s journey.

A talent for razor-sharp, satirical observation

- Nigel Jenkins

Susie Wild’s debut collection is a quirky mix in which tales of the fantastic and the everyday are told with inimitable style and flair.

The deranged cravings of a mum-to-be lead to the accidentally poisoning of her co-worker in ‘Pica’. Rob holidays in his bathroom and dreams about his underage love interest in ‘Aquatic Life’. The poignant and subtle novella ‘Arrivals’ unfolds slowly, revealing a mother and daughter in opposite corners of the planet, both experiencing their own personal revelation.