The Small Mine Menna Gallie All books by Menna Gallie
Editor: Jane Aaron £8.99 BUY THIS BOOK First published in 1962, this novel tells the tale of a young collier's death in a mining accident in Cilhendre, a fictional industrial village in the south Wales Valleys. The story vividly and sympathetically portrays how the Valley community, and in particular the women, come to terms with the sudden loss - an occurrence with which they are all too familiar.
Yet for all its tragic subject matter, The Small Mine also conveys the warmth and gusto of the villagers' lives by means of its witty language, which was favourable compared to that of Gwyn Thomas and other male Valley writers.
This is the third of Menna Gallie's novels, and was apparently her personal favourite. Originally republished by Honno in 2003 and now in a new edition with an updated introduction and new cover.
ISBN: 9781906784218 Language: English Category: Fiction Novels Historical Honno Classics First published by Honno in : September 2010
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