How Green was my Valley
Richard Llewellyn
This was Gill's favourite read this month. It is an affectionate account
of growing up in a Welsh colliery village at the turn of the 19th century. The hero is a member of a big family in a close-knit society. There is much hardship. The book covers miners' strikes, the role of the church and how the local people deal with law breaking.
Doreen mentioned that, according to recent newspaper articles, the author is not as genuine as was once believed.
Gill 8/10/2000
Doreen felt this book hadn't lasted very well. The style was dated and it was
really only interesting from the historical point-of-view. Particular problems were the vigilantism and the book's attitude towards women. Not only are the characters sexist but so is the narrator. Doreen also had a problem with the end, the book just tails off and she was unclear why the main character had to go down the mine!
Doreen
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