The Island of Apples by Glyn Jones

The Island of Apples by Glyn Jones

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The Island of Apples is a brilliant study of a pre-adolescent boy's romantic imagination and dangerous enthralment, set vividly in the south Wales of Methyr Tydfil and Carmarthen in the early twentieth century

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The Island of Apples by Glyn Jones

The Island of Apples is a brilliant study of a pre-adolescent boy's romantic imagination and dangerous enthralment, set vividly in the south Wales of Methyr Tydfil and Carmarthen in the early twentieth century
" I found my self unexpectedly hooked by the Island of Apples - I became increasingly beguiled by its haunting quality" New York Herald Tribune " An iridescent story." New York Times " The novel, like all true works of art, grows more important with time - it is a remarkable piece of work, sustained and controlled." Leslie Norris, Dictionary of Literary Biography
Glyn Jones was a Welsh poet, novelist and literary historian. He served as Chairman and President of the Welsh Academy's English language section.
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ISBN 13 9780708324295
ISBN 10 0708324290
Title The Island of Apples
Author Glyn Jones
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of Wales Press
Year published 2011-05-16
Number of pages 292
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